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Investing.com – Canada equities were lower at the close on Thursday, as losses in the Financials, Materials and REITs sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Toronto, the S&P/TSX Composite fell 1.54% to hit a new 52-week low.
The biggest gainers of the session on the S&P/TSX Composite were Tilray Inc (TSX:TLRY), which rose 16.07% or 0.67 points to trade at 4.84 at the close. Aurora Cannabis Inc (TSX:ACB) added 14.12% or 0.24 points to end at 1.94 and Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Inc . (TSX:RBA) was up 11.79% or 9.23 points to 87.54 in late trade.
Biggest losers included First Quantum Minerals Ltd . (TSX:FM), which lost 8.21% or 1.78 points to trade at 19.91 in late trade. Capstone Mining Corp (TSX:CS) declined 6.83% or 0.17 points to end at 2.32 and Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. (TSX:IVN) shed 6.41% or 0.45 points to 6.57.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 739 to 275 and 76 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 0.70% to 20.11.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for August delivery was down 1.55% or 26.90 to $1,708.60 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in August rose 0.11% or 0.11 to hit $96.41 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract rose 0.22% or 0.22 to trade at $99.79 a barrel.
CAD/USD was down 0.99% to 0.76, while CAD/EUR unchanged 0.51% to 0.76.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.70% at 108.51.
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