Investing.com – Canada equities were higher at the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Materials, Energy and Clean Technology 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 Osisko Mining Corp (TSX:OSK), which rose 6.77% or 0.18 points to trade at 2.84 at the close. Capstone Mining Corp (TSX:CS) added 6.64% or 0.35 points to end at 5.62 and B2Gold Corp (TSX:BTO) was up 6.60% or 0.28 points to 4.52 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Interfor Corp (TSX:IFP), which lost 4.46% or 1.03 points to trade at 22.08 in late trade. Bank of Nova Scotia (TSX:BNS) declined 4.45% or 2.68 points to end at 57.57 and Gfl Environmental Inc (TSX:GFL) shed 4.12% or 1.60 points to 37.25.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 529 to 463 and 106 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 8.14% to 12.42 a new 1-month low.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for December delivery was up 1.43% or 28.80 to $2,041.20 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in January rose 2.07% or 1.55 to hit $76.41 a barrel, while the February Brent oil contract rose 1.87% or 1.49 to trade at $81.36 a barrel.
CAD/USD was unchanged 0.30% to 0.74, while CAD/EUR unchanged 0.01% to 0.67.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.41% at 102.68.