Investing.com – Canada equities were higher at the close on Thursday, as gains in the Clean Technology, Materials and Real Estate sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Toronto, the S&P/TSX Composite gained 0.30% to hit a new 3-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the S&P/TSX Composite were Corus Entertainment Inc (TSX:CJRb), which rose 5.73% or 0.13 points to trade at 2.40 at the close. Allied Properties REIT (TSX:AP_u) added 2.91% or 0.76 points to end at 26.90 and Northwest Healthcare Properties REIT (TSX:NWH_u) was up 2.65% or 0.27 points to 10.46 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Wesdome Gold Mines Ltd. (TSX:WDO), which lost 3.52% or 0.35 points to trade at 9.59 in late trade. Badger Infrastructure Solutions Ltd (TSX:BDGI) declined 1.75% or 0.52 points to end at 29.27 and Cargojet Inc (TSX:CJT) shed 1.71% or 2.37 points to 136.22.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 679 to 298 and 110 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 down 4.85% to 16.28 a new 1-month low.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.54% or 9.50 to $1,755.10 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in January rose 0.03% or 0.02 to hit $77.96 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract fell 0.35% or 0.30 to trade at $85.11 a barrel.
CAD/USD was unchanged 0.15% to 0.75, while CAD/EUR unchanged 0.03% to 0.72.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.19% at 105.77.