Investing.com – Canada equities were higher at the close on Monday, as gains in the Consumer Staples, Utilities and Telecoms sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Toronto, the S&P/TSX Composite added 0.14%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the S&P/TSX Composite were NexGen Energy Ltd. (TSX:NXE), which rose 2.66% or 0.24 points to trade at 9.27 at the close. Denison Mines Corp (TSX:DML) added 2.65% or 0.06 points to end at 2.32 and Cargojet Inc (TSX:CJT) was up 2.36% or 2.75 points to 119.17 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Tilray Inc (TSX:TLRY), which lost 3.47% or 0.11 points to trade at 3.06 in late trade. OceanaGold Corporation (TSX:OGC) declined 3.42% or 0.09 points to end at 2.54 and Lithium Americas Corp (TSX:LAAC) shed 2.68% or 0.23 points to 8.35.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 0 to 0 on the Toronto Stock Exchange.
The S&P/TSX 60 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of S&P/TSX Composite options, was up 1.13% to 10.74.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for February delivery was down 0.56% or 11.70 to $2,071.80 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in February fell 0.61% or 0.44 to hit $71.33 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract fell 0.10% or 0.08 to trade at $77.07 a barrel.
CAD/USD was unchanged 0.08% to 0.76, while CAD/EUR unchanged 0.01% to 0.68.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.15% at 101.06.