Investing.com – Canada equities were higher at the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Energy, Materials and Consumer Discretionary sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Toronto, the S&P/TSX Composite gained 0.74% to hit a new 1-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the S&P/TSX Composite were Endeavour Silver Corp. (TSX:EDR), which rose 6.96% or 0.33 points to trade at 5.07 at the close. TFI International Inc (TSX:TFII) added 5.89% or 8.56 points to end at 153.97 and Headwater Exploration Inc (TSX:HWX) was up 5.19% or 0.35 points to 7.10 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Storagevault Canada Inc (TSX:SVI), which lost 3.07% or 0.18 points to trade at 5.69 in late trade. Shopify Inc (TSX:SHOP) declined 2.27% or 2.06 points to end at 88.57 and North West Company Inc (TSX:NWC) shed 2.17% or 0.69 points to 31.13.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 629 to 346 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 up 0.09% to 11.36.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for August delivery was up 1.33% or 25.95 to $1,982.35 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in September rose 2.08% or 1.54 to hit $75.62 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract rose 1.50% or 1.18 to trade at $79.68 a barrel.
CAD/USD was unchanged 0.20% to 0.76, while CAD/EUR unchanged 0.27% to 0.68.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.09% at 99.62.