Investing.com – Canada equities were lower at the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Energy, Healthcare and Materials sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Toronto, the S&P/TSX Composite fell 0.18%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the S&P/TSX Composite were Stelco Holdings Inc (TSX:STLC), which rose 10.88% or 4.39 points to trade at 44.74 at the close. Restaurant Brands Intl (TSX:QSR) added 7.03% or 5.58 points to end at 84.96 and Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd (TSX:FFH) was up 3.59% or 25.44 points to 734.44 in late trade.
Biggest losers included OceanaGold Corporation (TSX:OGC), which lost 6.64% or 0.16 points to trade at 2.25 in late trade. First Quantum Minerals Ltd . (TSX:FM) declined 6.33% or 2.08 points to end at 30.78 and Energy Fuels Inc. (TSX:EFR) shed 5.97% or 0.59 points to 9.30.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 698 to 316 and 85 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 7.34% to 18.93 a new 1-month low.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.04% or 0.75 to $1,777.55 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in December fell 1.83% or 1.59 to hit $85.33 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract fell 1.28% or 1.20 to trade at $92.66 a barrel.
CAD/USD was unchanged 0.33% to 0.75, while CAD/EUR fell 0.73% to 0.72.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.13% at 106.16.