Canada stocks lower at close of trade; S&P/TSX Composite down 0.90%

Investing.com – Canada stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Materials, IT and Energy sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Toronto, the S&P/TSX Composite lost 0.90%.

The best performers of the session on the S&P/TSX Composite were Enghouse Systems Ltd (TSX:ENGH), which rose 5.55% or 1.61 points to trade at 30.61 at the close. Meanwhile, North West Company Inc (TSX:NWC) added 3.64% or 1.78 points to end at 50.70 and Pet Valu Holdings Ltd (TSX:PET) was up 2.56% or 0.63 points to 25.28 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Celestica Inc. (TSX:CLS), which fell 10.24% or 6.35 points to trade at 55.65 at the close. CES Energy Solutions Corp (TSX:CEU) declined 7.49% or 0.58 points to end at 7.16 and HudBay Minerals Inc (TSX:HBM) was down 5.53% or 0.54 points to 9.22.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Toronto Stock Exchange by 665 to 257 and 104 ended unchanged.

Shares in North West Company Inc (TSX:NWC) rose to all time highs; rising 3.64% or 1.78 to 50.70.

The S&P/TSX 60 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of S&P/TSX Composite options, was up 8.09% to 12.43.

Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.72% or 18.25 to $2,524.85 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October fell 1.53% or 1.06 to hit $68.09 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract fell 1.71% or 1.24 to trade at $71.45 a barrel.

CAD/USD was unchanged 0.51% to 0.74, while CAD/EUR unchanged 0.30% to 0.66.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.07% at 101.15.