Investing.com – Canada equities were lower at the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Energy, Clean Technology and Industrials sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Toronto, the S&P/TSX Composite fell 0.36%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the S&P/TSX Composite were Precision Drilling Corporation (TSX:PD), which rose 5.25% or 3.56 points to trade at 71.39 at the close. CGI Inc (TSX:GIBa) added 4.08% or 5.42 points to end at 138.21 and Teck Resources Ltd B (TSX:TECKb) was up 4.05% or 2.39 points to 61.35 in late trade.
Biggest losers included TFI International Inc (TSX:TFII), which lost 11.31% or 17.73 points to trade at 139.10 in late trade. Superior Plus Corp (TSX:SPB) declined 10.03% or 1.09 points to end at 9.78 and Brookfield Business Partners LP (TSX:BBU_u) shed 5.17% or 1.23 points to 22.55.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 619 to 345 and 105 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 up 3.71% to 13.97.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for June delivery was down 0.28% or 5.65 to $1,998.85 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in June fell 3.54% or 2.73 to hit $74.34 a barrel, while the July Brent oil contract fell 3.57% or 2.88 to trade at $77.72 a barrel.
CAD/USD was unchanged 0.08% to 0.73, while CAD/EUR unchanged 0.67% to 0.66.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.38% at 101.20.