Investing.com – Canada equities were higher at the close on Wednesday, as gains in the REITs, Real Estate and Healthcare sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Toronto, the S&P/TSX Composite rose 0.63% to hit a new 1-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the S&P/TSX Composite were Tilray Inc (TSX:TLRY), which rose 7.69% or 0.29 points to trade at 4.06 at the close. Lithium Americas Corp (TSX:LAC) added 6.26% or 1.59 points to end at 27.00 and Paramount Resources Ltd . (TSX:POU) was up 4.46% or 1.27 points to 29.72 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Filo Mining Corp (TSX:FIL), which lost 12.31% or 3.31 points to trade at 23.58 in late trade. Osisko Mining Corp (TSX:OSK) declined 7.63% or 0.28 points to end at 3.39 and Equinox Gold Corp (TSX:EQX) shed 5.06% or 0.29 points to 5.44.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 687 to 338 and 96 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 2.01% to 17.02.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for February delivery was up 0.23% or 4.35 to $1,880.85 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in February rose 3.31% or 2.49 to hit $77.61 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract rose 3.47% or 2.78 to trade at $82.88 a barrel.
CAD/USD was unchanged 0.01% to 0.74, while CAD/EUR unchanged 0.15% to 0.69.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.01% at 102.97.