Investing.com – Canada equities were higher at the close on Thursday, as gains in the Materials, Healthcare and Clean Technology sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Toronto, the S&P/TSX Composite added 0.69%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the S&P/TSX Composite were Denison Mines Corp (TSX:DML), which rose 14.18% or 0.37 points to trade at 2.98 at the close. NexGen Energy Ltd. (TSX:NXE) added 11.08% or 1.05 points to end at 10.53 and Energy Fuels Inc. (TSX:EFR) was up 10.69% or 0.79 points to 8.18 in late trade.
Biggest losers included CAE Inc. (TSX:CAE), which lost 3.86% or 1.41 points to trade at 35.09 in late trade. MDA Ltd (TSX:MDA) declined 3.52% or 1.04 points to end at 28.49 and Trisura Group Ltd (TSX:TSU) shed 2.44% or 0.95 points to 38.03.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 634 to 303 and 67 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 0.25% to 12.25.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for February delivery was up 1.16% or 30.55 to $2,671.55 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in February rose 1.98% or 1.42 to hit $73.14 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract rose 1.70% or 1.27 to trade at $75.91 a barrel.
CAD/USD was unchanged 0.07% to 0.69, while CAD/EUR rose 0.89% to 0.68.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.73% at 109.09.