Investing.com – Canada equities were higher at the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Materials, IT and Clean Technology sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Toronto, the S&P/TSX Composite added 0.85% to hit a new 52-week high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the S&P/TSX Composite were Fortuna Silver Mines Inc (TSX:FVI), which rose 6.98% or 0.31 points to trade at 4.75 at the close. NovaGold Resources Inc (TSX:NG) added 6.50% or 0.23 points to end at 3.77 and SilverCrest Metals Inc (TSX:SIL) was up 6.41% or 0.56 points to 9.30 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Boyd Group Income Fund (TSX:BYD), which lost 8.54% or 26.88 points to trade at 288.03 in late trade. Definity Financial Corp (TSX:DFY) declined 1.89% or 0.87 points to end at 45.24 and Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd (TSX:FFH) shed 1.86% or 28.79 points to 1,520.15.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 641 to 295 and 114 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 1.73% to 11.33.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for April delivery was up 1.36% or 29.40 to $2,189.10 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in May fell 1.46% or 1.21 to hit $81.52 a barrel, while the May Brent oil contract fell 1.32% or 1.15 to trade at $86.23 a barrel.
CAD/USD was unchanged 0.56% to 0.74, while CAD/EUR unchanged 0.06% to 0.68.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.39% at 103.08.