Investing.com – Canada equities were higher at the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Materials, Energy and Consumer Staples sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Toronto, the S&P/TSX Composite rose 1.05% to hit a new 52-week high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the S&P/TSX Composite were Canfor Corporation (TSX:CFP), which rose 12.34% or 1.99 points to trade at 18.12 at the close. Interfor Corp (TSX:IFP) added 11.89% or 2.65 points to end at 24.94 and West Fraser Timber Co Ltd (TSX:WFG) was up 10.17% or 10.48 points to 113.53 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Cameco Corp (TSX:CCO), which lost 5.99% or 3.72 points to trade at 58.37 in late trade. Denison Mines Corp (TSX:DML) declined 4.55% or 0.11 points to end at 2.31 and NexGen Energy Ltd. (TSX:NXE) shed 4.20% or 0.39 points to 8.89.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 630 to 350 and 118 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 5.96% to 9.07.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for February delivery was up 0.62% or 12.75 to $2,053.25 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in February rose 1.84% or 1.34 to hit $74.16 a barrel, while the February Brent oil contract rose 1.80% or 1.40 to trade at $79.35 a barrel.
CAD/USD was unchanged 0.46% to 0.75, while CAD/EUR unchanged 0.04% to 0.68.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.41% at 101.77.