Canada Stocks Overview

Investing.com – Canada stocks were higher after the close on Friday, led by gains in the Consumer Discretionary, Healthcare, and IT sectors.

At the close in Toronto, the S&P/TSX Composite gained 0.41%.

Best Performers

• Air Canada (TSX:AC): +13.99% (2.64 points) to 21.51
• MDA Ltd (TSX:MDA): +10.38% (2.21 points) to 23.51
• Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd (TSX:FFH): +9.12% (157.79 points) to 1,888.04

Worst Performers

• Centerra Gold Inc (TSX:CG): -7.52% (0.74 points) to 9.10
• Energy Fuels Inc. (TSX:EFR): -7.49% (0.63 points) to 7.78
• Eldorado Gold Corp (TSX:ELD): -5.82% (1.41 points) to 22.81

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Toronto Stock Exchange by 485 to 431, with 99 ending unchanged.

Shares in Air Canada, MDA Ltd, and Fairfax Financial reached 52-week and all-time highs respectively.

The S&P/TSX 60 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of S&P/TSX Composite options, rose 2.53% to 12.17, marking a new 1-month high.

Commodity Prices

• Gold Futures for December delivery: -0.20% (5.50) to $2,743.80 per troy ounce.
• Crude Oil for December delivery: +0.32% (0.22) to $69.48 per barrel.
• Brent Oil for January: +0.34% (0.25) to $73.06 per barrel.

Currency Exchange Rates

• CAD/USD: unchanged at 0.72
• CAD/EUR: unchanged at 0.66
• US Dollar Index Futures: +0.36% at 104.25.