Investing.com – Canada equities were higher at the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Materials, Energy and REITs sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Toronto, the S&P/TSX Composite rose 0.72% to hit a new 1-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the S&P/TSX Composite were First Quantum Minerals Ltd . (TSX:FM), which rose 5.95% or 1.85 points to trade at 32.95 at the close. Centerra Gold Inc (TSX:CG) added 5.62% or 0.52 points to end at 9.78 and Wesdome Gold Mines Ltd. (TSX:WDO) was up 5.07% or 0.40 points to 8.29 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Tilray Inc (TSX:TLRY), which lost 9.38% or 0.35 points to trade at 3.38 in late trade. Canopy Growth Corp (TSX:WEED) declined 4.13% or 0.09 points to end at 2.09 and OceanaGold Corporation (TSX:OGC) shed 3.83% or 0.13 points to 3.26.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 639 to 347 and 92 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 1.68% to 15.21.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for June delivery was up 0.77% or 15.45 to $2,019.25 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in May rose 2.21% or 1.76 to hit $81.50 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract rose 1.66% or 1.40 to trade at $85.58 a barrel.
CAD/USD was unchanged 0.34% to 0.74, while CAD/EUR unchanged 0.12% to 0.68.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.41% at 101.83.