Investing.com – Canada equities were higher at the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Energy, Materials and IT sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Toronto, the S&P/TSX Composite gained 0.56%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the S&P/TSX Composite were Ero Copper Corp (TSX:ERO), which rose 7.45% or 1.38 points to trade at 19.90 at the close. Teck Resources Ltd B (TSX:TECKb) added 7.14% or 3.62 points to end at 54.35 and Energy Fuels Inc. (TSX:EFR) was up 7.12% or 0.90 points to 13.54 in late trade.
Biggest losers included TransAlta Renewables Inc. (TSX:RNW), which lost 3.32% or 0.64 points to trade at 18.62 in late trade. North West Company Inc (TSX:NWC) declined 2.41% or 0.95 points to end at 38.54 and Waste Connections Inc (TSX:WCN) shed 1.84% or 3.29 points to 175.69.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 686 to 338 and 128 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 4.68% to 10.38.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for June delivery was up 0.10% or 1.90 to $1,978.00 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in May rose 3.72% or 3.74 to hit $104.34 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract rose 4.09% or 4.28 to trade at $108.92 a barrel.
CAD/USD was unchanged 0.59% to 0.80, while CAD/EUR unchanged 0.06% to 0.73.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.39% at 99.90.