Investing.com – Canada equities were higher at the close on Tuesday, as gains in the IT, Energy and Consumer Staples sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Toronto, the S&P/TSX Composite rose 0.58% to hit a new 1-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the S&P/TSX Composite were Newalta Corporation (TO:NAL), which rose 8.56% or 1.26 points to trade at 15.98 at the close. Canadian Energy Services&Technology (TO:CEU) added 6.91% or 0.42 points to end at 6.50 and Trican Well Service Ltd. (TO:TCW) was up 6.67% or 0.25 points to 4.00 in late trade.
Biggest losers included First Majestic Silver Corp. (TO:FR), which lost 5.51% or 0.39 points to trade at 6.69 in late trade. Western Forest Products Inc (TO:WEF) declined 3.70% or 0.07 points to end at 1.82 and Agnico-Eagle Mines Ltd. (TO:AEM) shed 3.64% or 1.40 points to 37.10.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 719 to 690 and 178 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 2.42% to 16.06.
In commodities trading, Gold for June delivery was down 0.78% or 9.50 to $1209.10 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in May rose 3.29% or 1.72 to hit $53.85 a barrel, while the May Brent oil contract rose 1.57% or 0.92 to trade at $59.03 a barrel.
CAD/USD was down 0.22% to 0.7993, while CAD/EUR rose 0.78% to 0.7392.
The US Dollar Index was up 1.00% at 98.18.