Investing.com – Canada equities were higher at the close on Monday, as gains in the Clean Technology, Healthcare and Consumer Staples sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Toronto, the S&P/TSX Composite rose 0.15% to hit a new 1-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the S&P/TSX Composite were Dundee Precious Metals Inc (TSX:DPM), which rose 6.05% or 0.46 points to trade at 8.06 at the close. BlackBerry Ltd (TSX:BB) added 5.86% or 0.30 points to end at 5.42 and Canopy Growth Corp (TSX:WEED) was up 4.01% or 0.14 points to 3.63 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Mullen Group Ltd . (TSX:MTL), which lost 8.65% or 1.35 points to trade at 14.25 in late trade. First Quantum Minerals Ltd . (TSX:FM) declined 6.15% or 1.92 points to end at 29.31 and Cogeco Communications Inc (TSX:CCA) shed 4.53% or 3.30 points to 69.58.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 619 to 338 and 113 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 up 3.02% to 15.36.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for February delivery was down 0.18% or 3.40 to $1,918.30 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in March fell 1.22% or 0.98 to hit $79.13 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract fell 1.28% or 1.09 to trade at $84.19 a barrel.
CAD/USD was unchanged 0.09% to 0.75, while CAD/EUR unchanged 0.01% to 0.69.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.19% at 102.14.