Investing.com – Canada equities were lower at the close on Friday, as losses in the IT, Industrials and Consumer Discretionary sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Toronto, the S&P/TSX Composite declined 1.60%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the S&P/TSX Composite were Jamieson Wellness Inc (TSX:JWEL), which rose 3.63% or 1.07 points to trade at 30.53 at the close. G Mining Ventures Corp (TSX:GMIN) added 3.25% or 0.59 points to end at 18.74 and Emera Incorporated (TSX:EMA) was up 1.84% or 1.09 points to 60.32 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Aya Gold & Silver Inc (TSX:AYA), which lost 15.76% or 2.02 points to trade at 10.80 in late trade. B2Gold Corp (TSX:BTO) declined 8.59% or 0.39 points to end at 4.15 and Energy Fuels Inc. (TSX:EFR) shed 6.61% or 0.38 points to 5.37.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 654 to 251 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 3.58% to 14.47.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for June delivery was up 0.83% or 25.61 to $3,116.51 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in May fell 1.07% or 0.75 to hit $69.17 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract fell 1.04% or 0.76 to trade at $72.58 a barrel.
CAD/USD was unchanged 0.07% to 0.70, while CAD/EUR unchanged 0.39% to 0.64.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.35% at 103.63.