Investing.com – Canada equities were higher at the close on Friday, as gains in the Energy, Healthcare and Consumer Staples sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Toronto, the S&P/TSX Composite rose 1.25% to hit a new 1-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the S&P/TSX Composite were Canadian Western Bank (TSX:CWB), which rose 11.45% or 3.01 points to trade at 29.30 at the close. MEG Energy Corp (TSX:MEG) added 5.63% or 1.36 points to end at 25.53 and Tamarack Valley Energy Ltd (TSX:TVE) was up 5.48% or 0.20 points to 3.85 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Sleep Country Canada Holdings Inc (TSX:ZZZ), which lost 3.03% or 0.75 points to trade at 23.99 in late trade. Alamos Gold Inc (TSX:AGI) declined 2.99% or 0.52 points to end at 16.86 and MAG Silver Corp (TSX:MAG) shed 2.60% or 0.40 points to 14.98.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 647 to 324 and 98 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 4.26% to 11.24.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.05% or 0.95 to $1,966.85 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in October rose 2.68% or 2.24 to hit $85.87 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract rose 2.21% or 1.92 to trade at $88.75 a barrel.
CAD/USD was unchanged 0.65% to 0.74, while CAD/EUR unchanged 0.04% to 0.68.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.59% at 104.20.