Canada Stocks Rise After Market Close

Investing.com – Canada stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Energy, Consumer Discretionary, and REITs sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Toronto, the S&P/TSX Composite gained 0.27% to hit a new all-time high.

Best and Worst Performers

The best performers of the session on the S&P/TSX Composite were:
– CES Energy Solutions Corp (TSX:CEU): rose 4.49% or 0.35 points to trade at 8.14.
– Spin Master Corp (TSX:TOY): added 3.34% or 1.08 points to end at 33.37.
– MDA Ltd (TSX:MDA): was up 2.79% or 0.42 points to 15.46.

The worst performers of the session were:
– Celestica Inc. (TSX:CLS): fell 4.18% or 3.00 points to trade at 68.83.
– Ballard Power Systems Inc (TSX:BLDP): declined 4.12% or 0.11 points to end at 2.56.
– Northwest Healthcare Properties REIT (TSX:NWH_u): was down 3.76% or 0.20 points to 5.12.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Toronto Stock Exchange by 539 to 379, and 127 ended unchanged.

Shares in MDA Ltd (TSX:MDA) rose to 52-week highs, increasing 2.79% or 0.42 to 15.46.

Volatility and Commodities

The S&P/TSX 60 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of S&P/TSX Composite options, was up 0.91% to 11.14.

Gold Futures for December delivery rose 0.32% or 8.25 to $2,554.55 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading:
– Crude oil for delivery in October rose 3.01% or 2.25 to hit $77.08 a barrel.
– The November Brent oil contract rose 2.48% or 1.94 to trade at $80.09 a barrel.

CAD/USD was unchanged at 0.74, while CAD/EUR remained unchanged at 0.66.

The US Dollar Index Futures rose 0.16% at 100.77.