Canada shares lower at close of trade; S&P/TSX Composite down 0.58%

Investing.com – Canada equities were lower at the close on Wednesday, as losses in the IT, Energy and Clean Technology sectors propelled shares lower.

At the close in Toronto, the S&P/TSX Composite lost 0.58%.

The biggest gainers of the session on the S&P/TSX Composite were Celestica Inc. (TSX:CLS), which rose 2.62% or 2.03 points to trade at 79.47 at the close. Equinox Gold Corp (TSX:EQX) added 2.59% or 0.21 points to end at 8.33 and Restaurant Brands Intl (TSX:QSR) was up 1.99% or 1.98 points to 101.70 in late trade.

Biggest losers included Seabridge Gold Inc . (TSX:SEA), which lost 6.41% or 1.82 points to trade at 26.57 in late trade. BlackBerry Ltd (TSX:BB) declined 5.52% or 0.20 points to end at 3.42 and Denison Mines Corp (TSX:DML) shed 5.06% or 0.16 points to 3.00.

Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 648 to 273 and 123 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 3.49% to 11.85.

In commodities trading, Gold Futures for December delivery was down 1.13% or 31.30 to $2,728.50 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in December fell 1.05% or 0.75 to hit $70.99 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract fell 1.10% or 0.84 to trade at $75.20 a barrel.

CAD/USD was unchanged 0.17% to 0.72, while CAD/EUR unchanged 0.03% to 0.67.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.32% at 104.24.