Investing.com – Canada equities were higher at the close on Monday, as gains in the Healthcare, Clean Technology and Industrials sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Toronto, the S&P/TSX Composite rose 0.38% to hit a new all time high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the S&P/TSX Composite were Hexo Corp (TSX:HEXO), which rose 13.79% or 0.2400 points to trade at 1.9800 at the close. Canopy Growth Corp (TSX:WEED) added 12.50% or 3.350 points to end at 30.160 and Cronos Group Inc (TSX:CRON) was up 10.36% or 0.9200 points to 9.8000 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Corus Entertainment Inc (TSX:CJRb), which lost 7.42% or 0.44 points to trade at 5.49 in late trade. Centerra Gold Inc (TSX:CG) declined 5.99% or 0.61 points to end at 9.58 and Alacer Gold Corp (TSX:ASR) shed 5.86% or 0.390 points to 6.270.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 627 to 440 and 116 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 11.29% to 10.45.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for February delivery was down 0.71% or 11.05 to $1549.05 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in February fell 1.73% or 1.02 to hit $58.02 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract fell 1.22% or 0.79 to trade at $64.19 a barrel.
CAD/USD was up 0.02% to 0.7660, while CAD/EUR fell 0.15% to 0.6878.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.02% at 97.097.