Investing.com – Canada equities were higher at the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Consumer Staples, REITs and Real Estate sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Toronto, the S&P/TSX Composite gained 0.02%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the S&P/TSX Composite were George Weston Limited (TSX:WN), which rose 6.68% or 10.38 points to trade at 165.70 at the close. Aritzia Inc (TSX:ATZ) added 3.27% or 0.77 points to end at 24.29 and Osisko Gold Ro (TSX:OR) was up 2.86% or 0.53 points to 19.06 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Tamarack Valley Energy Ltd (TSX:TVE), which lost 3.76% or 0.14 points to trade at 3.58 in late trade. MEG Energy Corp (TSX:MEG) declined 3.34% or 0.89 points to end at 25.75 and Athabasca Oil Corp (TSX:ATH) shed 3.26% or 0.13 points to 3.86.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 622 to 385 and 83 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 down 2.06% to 12.84.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.50% or 10.05 to $1,991.55 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in January fell 1.26% or 0.98 to hit $76.79 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract fell 0.96% or 0.79 to trade at $81.66 a barrel.
CAD/USD was unchanged 0.10% to 0.73, while CAD/EUR unchanged 0.28% to 0.67.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.31% at 103.77.