Investing.com – Canada equities were higher at the close on Thursday, as gains in the Healthcare, Energy and REITs sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Toronto, the S&P/TSX Composite added 0.22% to hit a new all time high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the S&P/TSX Composite were Bausch Health Companies Inc (TSX:BHC), which rose 4.04% or 0.46 points to trade at 11.85 at the close. Energy Fuels Inc. (TSX:EFR) added 3.66% or 0.35 points to end at 9.91 and ATS Corporation (TSX:ATS) was up 3.52% or 1.53 points to 45.05 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Aya Gold & Silver Inc (TSX:AYA), which lost 4.05% or 0.55 points to trade at 13.03 in late trade. Saputo Inc (TSX:SAP) declined 1.48% or 0.39 points to end at 25.88 and Lightspeed Commerce Inc (TSX:LSPD) shed 1.48% or 0.39 points to 25.94.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 577 to 301 and 124 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 1.34% to 10.58.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for February delivery was down 0.11% or 3.00 to $2,661.80 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in January rose 0.23% or 0.16 to hit $68.88 a barrel, while the February Brent oil contract rose 0.53% or 0.38 to trade at $72.68 a barrel.
CAD/USD was unchanged 0.15% to 0.71, while CAD/EUR unchanged 0.25% to 0.68.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.07% at 106.13.