Investing.com – Canada equities were higher at the close on Friday, as gains in the Real Estate, Healthcare and REITs sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Toronto, the S&P/TSX Composite added 1.01% to hit a new 1-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the S&P/TSX Composite were Jamieson Wellness Inc (TSX:JWEL), which rose 13.26% or 3.11 points to trade at 26.57 at the close. Brookfield Business Partners LP (TSX:BBU_u) added 11.91% or 2.21 points to end at 20.77 and First Quantum Minerals Ltd . (TSX:FM) was up 11.07% or 1.74 points to 17.46 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Telus International Cda Inc (TSX:TIXT), which lost 5.23% or 0.49 points to trade at 8.88 in late trade. Paramount Resources Ltd . (TSX:POU) declined 4.79% or 1.58 points to end at 31.43 and NexGen Energy Ltd. (TSX:NXE) shed 4.76% or 0.41 points to 8.20.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 755 to 251 and 90 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 3.74% to 14.14 a new 1-month low.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.32% or 6.35 to $1,999.85 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in December fell 1.96% or 1.62 to hit $80.84 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract fell 1.98% or 1.72 to trade at $85.13 a barrel.
CAD/USD was unchanged 0.49% to 0.73, while CAD/EUR unchanged 0.48% to 0.68.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.99% at 104.92.