Investing.com – Canada equities were lower at the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Energy, Clean Technology and Healthcare sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Toronto, the S&P/TSX Composite lost 1.60% to hit a new 1-month low.
The biggest gainers of the session on the S&P/TSX Composite were Canadian Pacific Railway Limited (TSX:CP), which rose 6.31% or 6.30 points to trade at 106.10 at the close. Jamieson Wellness Inc (TSX:JWEL) added 4.00% or 1.18 points to end at 30.71 and Barrick Gold Corporation (TSX:ABX) was up 3.09% or 0.72 points to 24.05 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Africa Oil Corp (TSX:AOI), which lost 8.72% or 0.26 points to trade at 2.72 in late trade. First Quantum Minerals Ltd . (TSX:FM) declined 8.65% or 2.35 points to end at 24.81 and Enerplus Corporation (TSX:ERF) shed 8.45% or 1.68 points to 18.19.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 902 to 159 and 61 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 30.66% to 20.33 a new 3-month high.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for April delivery was up 0.65% or 12.40 to $1,923.30 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in April fell 4.32% or 3.08 to hit $68.25 a barrel, while the May Brent oil contract fell 0.13% or 0.10 to trade at $74.33 a barrel.
CAD/USD was unchanged 0.03% to 0.73, while CAD/EUR unchanged 0.04% to 0.69.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 1.13% at 104.39.