Investing.com – Canada equities were lower at the close on Thursday, as losses in the Telecoms, Healthcare and Consumer Discretionary sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Toronto, the S&P/TSX Composite lost 0.64%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the S&P/TSX Composite were Lithium Americas Corp (TSX:LAC), which rose 5.58% or 0.43 points to trade at 8.13 at the close. Transcontinental Inc (TSX:TCLa) added 5.53% or 0.79 points to end at 15.08 and Wesdome Gold Mines Ltd. (TSX:WDO) was up 4.19% or 0.39 points to 9.70 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Jamieson Wellness Inc (TSX:JWEL), which lost 11.69% or 3.45 points to trade at 26.05 in late trade. Enghouse Systems Ltd (TSX:ENGH) declined 6.89% or 2.39 points to end at 32.30 and First Quantum Minerals Ltd . (TSX:FM) shed 5.38% or 0.80 points to 14.06.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 559 to 415 and 95 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 3.47% to 11.93.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for April delivery was down 0.63% or 13.75 to $2,167.05 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in April rose 1.73% or 1.38 to hit $81.10 a barrel, while the May Brent oil contract rose 1.36% or 1.14 to trade at $85.17 a barrel.
CAD/USD was unchanged 0.44% to 0.74, while CAD/EUR unchanged 0.12% to 0.68.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.58% at 102.99.