Investing.com – Canada equities were higher at the close on Thursday, as gains in the Energy, Materials and Consumer Staples sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Toronto, the S&P/TSX Composite gained 0.21%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the S&P/TSX Composite were NexGen Energy Ltd. (TSX:NXE), which rose 11.44% or 0.80 points to trade at 7.79 at the close. Denison Mines Corp (TSX:DML) added 10.40% or 0.21 points to end at 2.23 and Energy Fuels Inc. (TSX:EFR) was up 10.10% or 1.13 points to 12.32 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Tilray Inc (TSX:TLRY), which lost 10.55% or 0.96 points to trade at 8.14 in late trade. Aurora Cannabis Inc (TSX:ACB) declined 6.75% or 0.32 points to end at 4.42 and Canopy Growth Corp (TSX:WEED) shed 5.78% or 0.52 points to 8.47.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 628 to 451 and 81 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 3.56% to 16.27.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for June delivery was up 0.45% or 8.60 to $1,931.70 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in May rose 0.74% or 0.71 to hit $96.94 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract rose 0.21% or 0.21 to trade at $101.28 a barrel.
CAD/USD was unchanged 0.37% to 0.79, while CAD/EUR unchanged 0.12% to 0.73.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.20% at 99.81.