Investing.com – Canada equities were higher at the close on Wednesday, as gains in the IT, Healthcare and Utilities sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Toronto, the S&P/TSX Composite rose 0.17% to hit a new 1-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the S&P/TSX Composite were Tilray Inc (TSX:TLRY), which rose 5.06% or 0.12 points to trade at 2.49 at the close. Interfor Corp (TSX:IFP) added 4.11% or 0.85 points to end at 21.51 and Canfor Corporation (TSX:CFP) was up 4.11% or 0.67 points to 16.98 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Metro Inc . (TSX:MRU), which lost 6.81% or 5.15 points to trade at 70.43 in late trade. Birchcliff Energy Ltd . (TSX:BIR) declined 6.02% or 0.45 points to end at 7.03 and SNC-Lavalin Group Inc . (TSX:ATRL) shed 5.29% or 2.39 points to 42.83.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 542 to 457 and 89 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 up 0.37% to 13.40.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.16% or 3.05 to $1,963.45 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in December fell 2.10% or 1.64 to hit $76.62 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract fell 1.81% or 1.49 to trade at $80.98 a barrel.
CAD/USD was unchanged 0.07% to 0.73, while CAD/EUR unchanged 0.37% to 0.67.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.36% at 104.28.