Investing.com – Canada equities were lower at the close on Thursday, as losses in the Utilities, Consumer Staples and Financials sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Toronto, the S&P/TSX Composite lost 1.33%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the S&P/TSX Composite were Tilray Inc (TSX:TLRY), which rose 32.59% or 1.32 points to trade at 5.37 at the close. Canopy Growth Corp (TSX:WEED) added 23.44% or 0.98 points to end at 5.16 and Cronos Group Inc (TSX:CRON) was up 15.14% or 0.61 points to 4.64 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Sleep Country Canada Holdings Inc (TSX:ZZZ), which lost 6.29% or 1.54 points to trade at 22.96 in late trade. Capital Power Corporation (TSX:CPX) declined 6.07% or 2.88 points to end at 44.57 and ECN Capital Corp (TSX:ECN) shed 5.39% or 0.26 points to 4.56.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 621 to 374 and 89 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 2.88% to 22.18.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.07% or 1.20 to $1,722.00 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 1.29% or 1.13 to hit $88.89 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract rose 1.56% or 1.46 to trade at $94.83 a barrel.
CAD/USD was down 0.93% to 0.73, while CAD/EUR unchanged 0.05% to 0.74.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 1.03% at 112.15.