Investing.com – Canada stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Materials, Clean Technology and Energy sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Toronto, the S&P/TSX Composite gained 0.24% to hit a new all time high.
The best performers of the session on the S&P/TSX Composite were Aya Gold & Silver Inc (TSX:AYA), which rose 9.02% or 1.44 points to trade at 17.40 at the close. Meanwhile, HudBay Minerals Inc (TSX:HBM) added 8.22% or 0.90 points to end at 11.85 and Capstone Mining Corp (TSX:CS) was up 7.04% or 0.69 points to 10.49 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Pet Valu Holdings Ltd (TSX:PET), which fell 4.84% or 1.27 points to trade at 24.99 at the close. Kinaxis Inc (TSX:KXS) declined 3.29% or 5.25 points to end at 154.32 and Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp (TSX:AQN) was down 3.05% or 0.23 points to 7.31.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Toronto Stock Exchange by 585 to 338 and 109 ended unchanged.
Shares in Aya Gold & Silver Inc (TSX:AYA) rose to all time highs; up 9.02% or 1.44 to 17.40.
The S&P/TSX 60 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of S&P/TSX Composite options, was up 3.73% to 11.11.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 1.33% or 35.25 to $2,687.75 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 1.68% or 1.18 to hit $71.55 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract rose 1.72% or 1.26 to trade at $74.47 a barrel.
CAD/USD was up 0.80% to 0.74, while CAD/EUR unchanged 0.21% to 0.67.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.50% at 100.06.