Canada shares higher at close of trade; S&P/TSX Composite up 0.19%
Published Jan 02, 2019 16:25
Canada shares higher at close of trade; S&P/TSX Composite up 0.19%
Investing.com – Canadian equities were higher at the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Healthcare, Energy and Clean Technology sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Toronto, the S&P/TSX Composite gained 0.19%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the S&P/TSX Composite were Bausch Health Companies Inc (TO:BHC), which rose 8.79% or 2.22 points to trade at 27.47 at the close. Eldorado Gold Corp (TO:ELD) added 8.00% or 0.32 points to end at 4.32 and Canopy Growth Corp (TO:WEED) was up 7.48% or 2.740 points to 39.350 in late trade.
Biggest losers included First Quantum Minerals Ltd . (TO:FM), which lost 4.35% or 0.48 points to trade at 10.56 in late trade. Barrick Gold Corporation (TO:ABX) declined 3.64% or 0.67 points to end at 17.76 and Norbord Inc (TO:OSB) shed 3.47% or 1.26 points to 35.04.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 576 to 519 and 93 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 down 0.28% to 24.91.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for February delivery was up 0.30% or 3.80 to $1285.10 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in February rose 2.64% or 1.20 to hit $46.61 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract rose 2.34% or 1.26 to trade at $55.06 a barrel.
CAD/USD was up 0.42% to 0.7361, while CAD/EUR rose 1.49% to 0.6490.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.69% at 96.395.
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