Investing.com – Canada equities were higher at the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Healthcare, IT and Real Estate sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Toronto, the S&P/TSX Composite gained 0.34%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the S&P/TSX Composite were Canadian Western Bank (TSX:CWB), which rose 68.30% or 17.00 points to trade at 41.89 at the close. Laurentian Bank Of Canada (TSX:LB) added 6.58% or 1.61 points to end at 26.09 and Alimentation Couche Tard Inc (TSX:ATD) was up 3.87% or 2.98 points to 80.08 in late trade.
Biggest losers included National Bank of Canada (TSX:NA), which lost 5.89% or 6.85 points to trade at 109.49 in late trade. Dollarama Inc (TSX:DOL) declined 4.09% or 5.14 points to end at 120.54 and Filo Mining Corp (TSX:FIL) shed 2.63% or 0.64 points to 23.72.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 502 to 442 and 106 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 8.08% to 9.22.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for August delivery was up 0.55% or 12.75 to $2,339.35 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in July rose 0.63% or 0.49 to hit $78.39 a barrel, while the August Brent oil contract rose 0.71% or 0.58 to trade at $82.50 a barrel.
CAD/USD was unchanged 0.26% to 0.73, while CAD/EUR unchanged 0.37% to 0.67.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.85% at 104.30.