Canada stocks higher at close of trade; S&P/TSX Composite up 0.53%

Investing.com – Canada stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Energy, Materials and Financials sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Toronto, the S&P/TSX Composite added 0.53% to hit a new all time high.

The best performers of the session on the S&P/TSX Composite were K92 Mining Inc (TSX:KNT), which rose 6.71% or 0.60 points to trade at 9.54 at the close. Meanwhile, Onex Corp (TSX:ONEX) added 3.57% or 3.45 points to end at 100.05 and Gfl Environmental Inc (TSX:GFL) was up 2.88% or 1.61 points to 57.58 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Equinox Gold Corp (TSX:EQX), which fell 7.06% or 0.57 points to trade at 7.50 at the close. Parkland Fuel Corporation (TSX:PKI) declined 3.65% or 1.34 points to end at 35.33 and Ero Copper Corp (TSX:ERO) was down 2.86% or 0.79 points to 26.87.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Toronto Stock Exchange by 558 to 376 and 106 ended unchanged.

Shares in K92 Mining Inc (TSX:KNT) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 6.71% or 0.60 to 9.54.

The S&P/TSX 60 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of S&P/TSX Composite options, was down 1.38% to 10.01 a new 1-month low.

Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.60% or 16.15 to $2,707.45 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 0.54% or 0.38 to hit $70.77 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract rose 0.42% or 0.31 to trade at $74.53 a barrel.

CAD/USD was unchanged 0.34% to 0.72, while CAD/EUR unchanged 0.04% to 0.67.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.21% at 103.61.