Investing.com – Canada equities were lower at the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Energy, Materials and Financials sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Toronto, the S&P/TSX Composite declined 0.29% to hit a new 1-month low.
The biggest gainers of the session on the S&P/TSX Composite were Gildan Activewear Inc. (TSX:GIL), which rose 5.78% or 2.24 points to trade at 41.00 at the close. Gfl Environmental Inc (TSX:GFL) added 5.60% or 2.26 points to end at 42.65 and Equinox Gold Corp (TSX:EQX) was up 3.56% or 0.17 points to 4.95 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Sandstorm Gold Ltd . (TSX:SSL), which lost 4.95% or 0.34 points to trade at 6.53 in late trade. Dye & Durham Ltd (TSX:DND) declined 4.81% or 1.01 points to end at 19.99 and Filo Mining Corp (TSX:FIL) shed 4.77% or 1.04 points to 20.75.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 593 to 406 and 107 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 2.27% to 14.39.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for April delivery was down 0.45% or 8.35 to $1,834.15 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in April fell 3.21% or 2.45 to hit $73.91 a barrel, while the April Brent oil contract fell 3.09% or 2.57 to trade at $80.48 a barrel.
CAD/USD was unchanged 0.07% to 0.74, while CAD/EUR unchanged 0.38% to 0.70.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.37% at 104.50.