Investing.com – Canada equities were higher at the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Healthcare, Real Estate and REITs sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Toronto, the S&P/TSX Composite gained 0.56% to hit a new 52-week high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the S&P/TSX Composite were TFI International Inc (TSX:TFII), which rose 7.85% or 12.76 points to trade at 175.29 at the close. Tilray Inc (TSX:TLRY) added 6.25% or 0.17 points to end at 2.89 and Torex Gold Resources Inc (TSX:TXG) was up 5.09% or 0.76 points to 15.70 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Canada Goose Holdings Inc (TSX:GOOS), which lost 5.10% or 0.86 points to trade at 15.99 in late trade. Lithium Americas Corp (TSX:LAAC) declined 2.31% or 0.20 points to end at 8.45 and Gildan Activewear Inc. (TSX:GIL) shed 1.75% or 0.77 points to 43.30.
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 down 4.12% to 9.77.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for February delivery was up 0.46% or 9.55 to $2,078.65 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in February rose 2.26% or 1.66 to hit $75.22 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract rose 2.16% or 1.70 to trade at $80.50 a barrel.
CAD/USD was unchanged 0.45% to 0.76, while CAD/EUR unchanged 0.15% to 0.69.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.22% at 101.11.