Investing.com – Canada stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the , and sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Toronto, the added 0.21% to hit a new all time high.
The best performers of the session on the were ATS Corporation (TSX:), which rose 7.23% or 2.95 points to trade at 43.75 at the close. Meanwhile, Aya Gold & Silver Inc (TSX:) added 5.09% or 0.65 points to end at 13.41 and Finning International Inc . (TSX:) was up 3.04% or 1.12 points to 37.92 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Storagevault Canada Inc (TSX:), which fell 3.84% or 0.16 points to trade at 4.01 at the close. Celestica Inc. (TSX:) declined 2.59% or 3.31 points to end at 124.54 and Bausch Health Companies Inc (TSX:) was down 2.45% or 0.28 points to 11.17.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Toronto Stock Exchange by 563 to 387 and 83 ended unchanged.
The , which measures the implied volatility of S&P/TSX Composite options, was down 2.19% to 10.72.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 1.36% or 36.30 to $2,711.20 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in January rose 1.67% or 1.17 to hit $71.27 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract rose 1.27% or 0.94 to trade at $75.17 a barrel.
CAD/USD was unchanged 0.04% to 0.72, while CAD/EUR unchanged 0.53% to 0.69.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.49% at 107.46.
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