Canada shares lower at close of trade; S&P/TSX Composite down 0.03%

Investing.com – Canada equities were lower at the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Clean Technology, Consumer Discretionary and Utilities sectors propelled shares lower.

At the close in Toronto, the S&P/TSX Composite fell 0.03%.

The biggest gainers of the session on the S&P/TSX Composite were Tilray Inc (TSX:TLRY), which rose 7.27% or 0.16 points to trade at 2.36 at the close. Seabridge Gold Inc . (TSX:SEA) added 5.97% or 1.60 points to end at 28.39 and Sandstorm Gold Ltd . (TSX:SSL) was up 5.66% or 0.48 points to 8.96 in late trade.

Biggest losers included goeasy Ltd (TSX:GSY), which lost 9.37% or 17.09 points to trade at 165.39 in late trade. BRP Inc (TSX:DOO) declined 7.60% or 5.87 points to end at 71.35 and Toromont Industries Ltd . (TSX:TIH) shed 4.11% or 5.53 points to 129.14.

Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 467 to 440 and 115 ended unchanged on the Toronto Stock Exchange.

The S&P/TSX 60 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of S&P/TSX Composite options, was up 2.97% to 11.45.

In commodities trading, Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.84% or 22.95 to $2,761.85 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in December rose 1.96% or 1.37 to hit $71.41 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract rose 1.92% or 1.43 to trade at $75.72 a barrel.

CAD/USD was unchanged 0.10% to 0.72, while CAD/EUR unchanged 0.24% to 0.67.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.07% at 103.91.