Investing.com – Canada equities were higher at the close on Friday, as gains in the Healthcare, IT and Energy sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Toronto, the S&P/TSX Composite rose 0.61% to hit a new 1-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the S&P/TSX Composite were Converge Technology Solutions Corp (TSX:CTS), which rose 13.90% or 0.57 points to trade at 4.67 at the close. Canopy Growth Corp (TSX:WEED) added 10.22% or 0.52 points to end at 5.61 and Corus Entertainment Inc (TSX:CJRb) was up 8.76% or 0.19 points to 2.36 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp (TSX:AQN), which lost 19.29% or 2.95 points to trade at 12.34 in late trade. Wesdome Gold Mines Ltd. (TSX:WDO) declined 5.68% or 0.54 points to end at 8.96 and Dollarama Inc (TSX:DOL) shed 4.89% or 3.98 points to 77.34.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 628 to 350 and 90 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 0.90% to 20.14.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for December delivery was up 1.01% or 17.75 to $1,771.45 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in December rose 2.95% or 2.55 to hit $89.02 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract rose 2.53% or 2.37 to trade at $96.04 a barrel.
CAD/USD was unchanged 0.47% to 0.75, while CAD/EUR fell 0.97% to 0.73.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 1.72% at 106.23.