Investing.com – Canada stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the , and sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Toronto, the added 1.07% to hit a new all time high.
The best performers of the session on the were Shopify Inc (TSX:), which rose 8.54% or 7.50 points to trade at 95.32 at the close. Meanwhile, NovaGold Resources Inc (TSX:) added 7.27% or 0.42 points to end at 6.20 and Canfor Corporation (TSX:) was up 5.62% or 0.79 points to 14.85 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Capstone Mining Corp (TSX:), which fell 4.92% or 0.51 points to trade at 9.86 at the close. First Quantum Minerals Ltd . (TSX:) declined 3.48% or 0.64 points to end at 17.73 and Topaz Energy Corp (TSX:) was down 2.71% or 0.69 points to 24.79.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Toronto Stock Exchange by 646 to 307 and 96 ended unchanged.
Shares in NovaGold Resources Inc (TSX:) rose to 52-week highs; up 7.27% or 0.42 to 6.20.
The , which measures the implied volatility of S&P/TSX Composite options, was down 0.82% to 8.43.
Gold Futures for August delivery was up 1.80% or 43.60 to $2,472.50 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September fell 1.22% or 0.99 to hit $79.85 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract fell 1.20% or 1.02 to trade at $83.83 a barrel.
CAD/USD was unchanged 0.08% to 0.73, while CAD/EUR unchanged 0.04% to 0.67.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.03% at 103.92.
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