Canada stocks higher at close of trade; S&P/TSX Composite up 0.21%

Investing.com – Canada stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Industrials, Energy and Materials sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Toronto, the S&P/TSX Composite added 0.21% to hit a new all time high.

The best performers of the session on the S&P/TSX Composite were ATS Corporation (TSX:ATS), which rose 7.23% or 2.95 points to trade at 43.75 at the close. Meanwhile, Aya Gold & Silver Inc (TSX:AYA) added 5.09% or 0.65 points to end at 13.41 and Finning International Inc . (TSX:FTT) was up 3.04% or 1.12 points to 37.92 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Storagevault Canada Inc (TSX:SVI), which fell 3.84% or 0.16 points to trade at 4.01 at the close. Celestica Inc. (TSX:CLS) declined 2.59% or 3.31 points to end at 124.54 and Bausch Health Companies Inc (TSX:BHC) was down 2.45% or 0.28 points to 11.17.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Toronto Stock Exchange by 563 to 387 and 83 ended unchanged.

The S&P/TSX 60 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of S&P/TSX Composite options, was down 2.19% to 10.72.

Gold Futures for December delivery was up 1.36% or 36.30 to $2,711.20 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in January rose 1.67% or 1.17 to hit $71.27 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract rose 1.27% or 0.94 to trade at $75.17 a barrel.

CAD/USD was unchanged 0.04% to 0.72, while CAD/EUR unchanged 0.53% to 0.69.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.49% at 107.46.