Investing.com – Canada equities were higher at the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Materials, Energy and Consumer Discretionary sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Toronto, the S&P/TSX Composite gained 0.64% to hit a new 52-week high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the S&P/TSX Composite were First Quantum Minerals Ltd . (TSX:FM), which rose 12.49% or 1.65 points to trade at 14.86 at the close. Lundin Mining Corporation (TSX:LUN) added 9.65% or 1.12 points to end at 12.73 and Teck Resources Ltd B (TSX:TECKb) was up 8.04% or 4.58 points to 61.56 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Cameco Corp (TSX:CCO), which lost 5.81% or 3.29 points to trade at 53.31 in late trade. Wesdome Gold Mines Ltd. (TSX:WDO) declined 4.71% or 0.46 points to end at 9.31 and Labrador Iron Ore Royalty Corp (TSX:LIF) shed 4.57% or 1.38 points to 28.84.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 590 to 386 and 91 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 0.35% to 11.53.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for April delivery was up 0.62% or 13.40 to $2,179.50 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in April rose 2.68% or 2.08 to hit $79.64 a barrel, while the May Brent oil contract rose 2.49% or 2.04 to trade at $83.96 a barrel.
CAD/USD was unchanged 0.13% to 0.74, while CAD/EUR unchanged 0.03% to 0.68.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.12% at 102.43.