Investing.com – Canada equities were higher at the close on Thursday, as gains in the Healthcare, Consumer Staples and Financials sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Toronto, the S&P/TSX Composite gained 0.03%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the S&P/TSX Composite were Tilray Inc (TSX:TLRY), which rose 22.42% or 1.61 points to trade at 8.79 at the close. Canopy Growth Corp (TSX:WEED) added 11.45% or 1.02 points to end at 9.93 and Aurora Cannabis Inc (TSX:ACB) was up 10.48% or 0.48 points to 5.06 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Fortuna Silver Mines Inc (TSX:FVI), which lost 7.05% or 0.37 points to trade at 4.88 in late trade. Interfor Corp (TSX:IFP) declined 4.17% or 1.65 points to end at 37.93 and West Fraser Timber Co Ltd (TSX:WFG) shed 3.83% or 4.36 points to 109.52.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 586 to 474 and 97 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 9.39% to 13.80 a new 3-month low.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for April delivery was up 1.26% or 24.40 to $1,961.70 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in May fell 3.04% or 3.49 to hit $111.44 a barrel, while the May Brent oil contract fell 2.95% or 3.59 to trade at $118.01 a barrel.
CAD/USD was unchanged 0.28% to 0.80, while CAD/EUR unchanged 0.37% to 0.73.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.18% at 98.79.