Investing.com – Canada equities were higher at the close on Friday, as gains in the Healthcare, Telecoms and Energy sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Toronto, the S&P/TSX Composite gained 0.54% to hit a new 1-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the S&P/TSX Composite were Mullen Group Ltd . (TSX:MTL), which rose 5.96% or 0.90 points to trade at 16.01 at the close. Imperial Oil Ltd (TSX:IMO) added 2.94% or 1.92 points to end at 67.17 and Crescent Point Energy Corp . (TSX:CPG) was up 2.50% or 0.25 points to 10.24 in late trade.
Biggest losers included CGI Inc (TSX:GIBa), which lost 3.36% or 4.68 points to trade at 134.77 in late trade. Lithium Americas Corp (TSX:LAC) declined 3.31% or 0.90 points to end at 26.26 and Aritzia Inc (TSX:ATZ) shed 3.21% or 0.88 points to 26.56.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 618 to 347 and 119 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 4.60% to 10.79.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for August delivery was down 0.34% or 6.75 to $1,964.15 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in September rose 1.68% or 1.27 to hit $76.92 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract rose 1.52% or 1.21 to trade at $80.85 a barrel.
CAD/USD was unchanged 0.34% to 0.76, while CAD/EUR unchanged 0.32% to 0.68.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.17% at 100.77.