Investing.com – Canada equities were higher at the close on Monday, as gains in the Clean Technology, Materials and Energy sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Toronto, the S&P/TSX Composite rose 0.08% to hit a new all time high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the S&P/TSX Composite were Ballard Power Systems Inc (TSX:BLDP), which rose 18.04% or 0.68 points to trade at 4.45 at the close. IAMGold Corporation (TSX:IMG) added 9.29% or 0.42 points to end at 4.94 and NexGen Energy Ltd. (TSX:NXE) was up 8.74% or 0.92 points to 11.45 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Northwest Healthcare Properties REIT (TSX:NWH_u), which lost 4.05% or 0.19 points to trade at 4.50 in late trade. CT Real Estate Investment Trust (TSX:CRT_u) declined 2.52% or 0.36 points to end at 13.91 and Brookfield Infrastructure Partners LP (TSX:BIP_u) shed 2.46% or 1.04 points to 41.26.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 493 to 464 and 88 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 0.37% to 10.68.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for June delivery was up 1.38% or 30.90 to $2,269.30 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in May rose 0.87% or 0.72 to hit $83.89 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract rose 0.70% or 0.61 to trade at $87.61 a barrel.
CAD/USD was unchanged 0.22% to 0.74, while CAD/EUR unchanged 0.25% to 0.69.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.43% at 104.71.