Investing.com – Canada equities were lower at the close on Monday, as losses in the Healthcare, Clean Technology and Utilities sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Toronto, the S&P/TSX Composite fell 1.25% to hit a new 1-month low.
The biggest gainers of the session on the S&P/TSX Composite were Dye & Durham Ltd (TSX:DND), which rose 17.15% or 2.06 points to trade at 14.07 at the close. Dundee Precious Metals Inc (TSX:DPM) added 4.47% or 0.28 points to end at 6.55 and BROOKFIELD ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD (TSX:BAM) was up 2.96% or 1.10 points to 38.22 in late trade.
Biggest losers included MAG Silver Corp (TSX:MAG), which lost 11.54% or 2.62 points to trade at 20.08 in late trade. Tilray Inc (TSX:TLRY) declined 9.19% or 0.41 points to end at 4.05 and Canopy Growth Corp (TSX:WEED) shed 7.89% or 0.28 points to 3.27.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 822 to 228 and 86 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 0.43% to 16.20.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for February delivery was down 0.21% or 3.75 to $1,796.45 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in February rose 1.87% or 1.39 to hit $75.85 a barrel, while the February Brent oil contract rose 1.45% or 1.15 to trade at $80.19 a barrel.
CAD/USD was unchanged 0.36% to 0.73, while CAD/EUR unchanged 0.18% to 0.69.
The US Dollar Index Futures was unchanged 0.00% at 104.33.