Investing.com – Canada stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the , and sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Toronto, the added 0.37% to hit a new all time high.
The best performers of the session on the were Calibre Mining Corp (TSX:), which rose 7.66% or 0.17 points to trade at 2.39 at the close. Meanwhile, Northwest Healthcare Properties REIT (TSX:) added 6.49% or 0.31 points to end at 5.09 and Equinox Gold Corp (TSX:) was up 4.92% or 0.38 points to 8.11 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Canada Goose Holdings Inc (TSX:), which fell 3.21% or 0.52 points to trade at 15.69 at the close. Boralex Inc (TSX:) declined 1.89% or 0.63 points to end at 32.66 and Northland Power Inc . (TSX:) was down 1.75% or 0.39 points to 21.91.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Toronto Stock Exchange by 614 to 317 and 105 ended unchanged.
Shares in Calibre Mining Corp (TSX:) rose to 3-years highs; rising 7.66% or 0.17 to 2.39.
The , which measures the implied volatility of S&P/TSX Composite options, was up 0.62% to 11.41.
Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.05% or 1.20 to $2,549.40 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October fell 1.67% or 1.22 to hit $71.95 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract fell 1.41% or 1.09 to trade at $76.11 a barrel.
CAD/USD was unchanged 0.15% to 0.74, while CAD/EUR unchanged 0.00% to 0.66.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.23% at 101.06.
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