Investing.com – Canada stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the , and sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Toronto, the fell 0.50%.
The best performers of the session on the were BlackBerry Ltd (TSX:), which rose 14.88% or 0.57 points to trade at 4.40 at the close. Meanwhile, TransAlta Corp (TSX:) added 3.98% or 0.76 points to end at 19.85 and Aritzia Inc (TSX:) was up 2.68% or 1.35 points to 51.73 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Baytex Energy Corp (TSX:), which fell 5.04% or 0.18 points to trade at 3.39 at the close. Rogers Communications Inc (TSX:) declined 4.40% or 2.09 points to end at 45.45 and Algoma Steel Group Inc (TSX:) was down 4.38% or 0.63 points to 13.74.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Toronto Stock Exchange by 569 to 378 and 86 ended unchanged.
Shares in Baytex Energy Corp (TSX:) fell to 52-week lows; down 5.04% or 0.18 to 3.39. Shares in TransAlta Corp (TSX:) rose to 5-year highs; up 3.98% or 0.76 to 19.85. Shares in Rogers Communications Inc (TSX:) fell to 5-year lows; losing 4.40% or 2.09 to 45.45. Shares in Aritzia Inc (TSX:) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 2.68% or 1.35 to 51.73.
The , which measures the implied volatility of S&P/TSX Composite options, was up 14.48% to 8.46.
Gold Futures for February delivery was down 0.24% or 6.33 to $2,669.47 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in January fell 1.54% or 1.10 to hit $70.19 a barrel, while the February Brent oil contract fell 0.95% or 0.71 to trade at $73.78 a barrel.
CAD/USD was unchanged 0.07% to 0.70, while CAD/EUR unchanged 0.28% to 0.67.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.10% at 106.58.
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