Investing.com – Canada equities were higher at the close on Thursday, as gains in the Healthcare, Energy and Materials sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Toronto, the S&P/TSX Composite gained 0.93% 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 8.37% or 0.34 points to trade at 4.40 at the close. Converge Technology Solutions Corp (TSX:CTS) added 7.19% or 0.35 points to end at 5.22 and Canopy Growth Corp (TSX:WEED) was up 6.91% or 0.23 points to 3.56 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Aritzia Inc (TSX:ATZ), which lost 9.88% or 5.06 points to trade at 46.16 in late trade. Kinaxis Inc (TSX:KXS) declined 6.33% or 9.50 points to end at 140.50 and Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp (TSX:AQN) shed 4.22% or 0.42 points to 9.53.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 715 to 311 and 95 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 4.82% to 16.20.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for February delivery was up 1.18% or 22.20 to $1,901.10 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in February rose 1.20% or 0.93 to hit $78.34 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract rose 1.50% or 1.24 to trade at $83.91 a barrel.
CAD/USD was unchanged 0.48% to 0.75, while CAD/EUR unchanged 0.40% to 0.69.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.94% at 101.96.