Canada stocks higher at close of trade; S&P/TSX Composite up 0.40%

Investing.com – Canada stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the REITs, Healthcare and Real Estate sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Toronto, the S&P/TSX Composite rose 0.40% to hit a new all time high.

The best performers of the session on the S&P/TSX Composite were New Gold Inc (TSX:NGD), which rose 7.44% or 0.29 points to trade at 4.19 at the close. Meanwhile, Calibre Mining Corp (TSX:CXB) added 7.17% or 0.17 points to end at 2.54 and Canfor Corporation (TSX:CFP) was up 6.98% or 1.03 points to 15.79 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Energy Fuels Inc. (TSX:EFR), which fell 6.40% or 0.44 points to trade at 6.44 at the close. Denison Mines Corp (TSX:DML) declined 3.18% or 0.07 points to end at 2.13 and Empire Company Ltd (TSX:EMPa) was down 2.58% or 1.05 points to 39.57.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Toronto Stock Exchange by 647 to 302 and 92 ended unchanged.

Shares in New Gold Inc (TSX:NGD) rose to 5-year highs; up 7.44% or 0.29 to 4.19. Shares in Calibre Mining Corp (TSX:CXB) rose to 3-years highs; up 7.17% or 0.17 to 2.54.

The S&P/TSX 60 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of S&P/TSX Composite options, was down 7.66% to 10.12 a new 1-month low.

Gold Futures for December delivery was up 1.08% or 27.95 to $2,608.55 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October rose 0.41% or 0.28 to hit $69.25 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract rose 0.21% or 0.15 to trade at $72.12 a barrel.

CAD/USD was unchanged 0.05% to 0.74, while CAD/EUR unchanged 0.05% to 0.66.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.22% at 101.12.