Investing.com – Canada equities were higher at the close on Friday, as gains in the Healthcare, IT and Clean Technology sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Toronto, the S&P/TSX Composite gained 0.80% to hit a new 1-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the S&P/TSX Composite were Interfor Corp (TSX:IFP), which rose 5.60% or 1.15 points to trade at 21.68 at the close. Shopify Inc (TSX:SHOP) added 5.60% or 2.87 points to end at 54.16 and Energy Fuels Inc. (TSX:EFR) was up 5.45% or 0.48 points to 9.29 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Saputo Inc (TSX:SAP), which lost 2.94% or 1.06 points to trade at 34.96 in late trade. Northland Power Inc . (TSX:NPI) declined 2.90% or 1.11 points to end at 37.20 and First Majestic Silver Corp. (TSX:FR) shed 2.00% or 0.22 points to 10.78.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 600 to 404 and 104 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 5.26% to 14.60.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for February delivery was up 0.25% or 4.90 to $1,928.80 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in March rose 1.53% or 1.23 to hit $81.84 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract rose 1.83% or 1.58 to trade at $87.74 a barrel.
CAD/USD was up 0.68% to 0.75, while CAD/EUR unchanged 0.43% to 0.69.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.09% at 101.74.