Investing.com – Canada equities were higher at the close on Monday, as gains in the Consumer Staples, Consumer Discretionary and Healthcare sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Toronto, the S&P/TSX Composite rose 0.42%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the S&P/TSX Composite were Algoma Steel Group Inc (TSX:ASTL), which rose 7.48% or 1.02 points to trade at 14.65 at the close. Energy Fuels Inc. (TSX:EFR) added 5.14% or 0.44 points to end at 9.00 and Alimentation Couche Tard Inc (TSX:ATD) was up 3.86% or 2.76 points to 74.19 in late trade.
Biggest losers included International Petroleum Corp (TSX:IPCO), which lost 4.51% or 0.75 points to trade at 15.87 in late trade. OceanaGold Corporation (TSX:OGC) declined 3.69% or 0.15 points to end at 3.91 and CES Energy Solutions Corp (TSX:CEU) shed 3.44% or 0.27 points to 7.59.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 499 to 430 and 107 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 1.18% to 11.17.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.00% or 0.10 to $2,754.70 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in December fell 5.31% or 3.81 to hit $67.97 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract fell 5.36% or 4.05 to trade at $71.58 a barrel.
CAD/USD was unchanged 0.01% to 0.72, while CAD/EUR unchanged 0.17% to 0.67.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.02% at 104.15.