Investing.com – Canada equities were higher at the close on Friday, as gains in the IT, Consumer Discretionary and Clean Technology sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Toronto, the S&P/TSX Composite gained 0.62% to hit a new 1-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the S&P/TSX Composite were Imperial Oil Ltd (TSX:IMO), which rose 9.13% or 6.16 points to trade at 73.63 at the close. Precision Drilling Corporation (TSX:PD) added 6.71% or 6.13 points to end at 97.55 and Brookfield Business Partners LP (TSX:BBU_u) was up 5.59% or 1.64 points to 31.00 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Teck Resources Ltd B (TSX:TECKb), which lost 7.76% or 3.57 points to trade at 42.42 in late trade. Shaw Communications Inc Class B (TSX:SJRb) declined 6.34% or 2.30 points to end at 33.95 and TFI International Inc (TSX:TFII) shed 6.02% or 7.74 points to 120.84.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 555 to 447 and 97 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 unchanged 0.00% to 23.33.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for December delivery was down 1.10% or 18.30 to $1,647.30 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in December fell 0.90% or 0.80 to hit $88.28 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract fell 0.95% or 0.90 to trade at $94.14 a barrel.
CAD/USD was unchanged 0.28% to 0.74, while CAD/EUR unchanged 0.27% to 0.74.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.08% at 110.54.