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 rose 0.70% to hit a new all time high.
The best performers of the session on the were Brookfield Business Partners LP (TSX:), which rose 3.95% or 1.22 points to trade at 32.10 at the close. Meanwhile, TFI International Inc (TSX:) added 3.65% or 6.74 points to end at 191.47 and First Quantum Minerals Ltd . (TSX:) was up 3.39% or 0.60 points to 18.31 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Aritzia Inc (TSX:), which fell 5.64% or 2.82 points to trade at 47.20 at the close. Toronto Dominion Bank (TSX:) declined 4.01% or 3.28 points to end at 78.48 and Alimentation Couche Tard Inc (TSX:) was down 3.38% or 2.53 points to 72.27.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Toronto Stock Exchange by 632 to 301 and 107 ended unchanged.
Shares in Alimentation Couche Tard Inc (TSX:) fell to 52-week lows; down 3.38% or 2.53 to 72.27.
The , which measures the implied volatility of S&P/TSX Composite options, was down 1.54% to 10.21.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 1.25% or 33.00 to $2,672.30 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November fell 0.16% or 0.12 to hit $75.73 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract fell 0.31% or 0.25 to trade at $79.15 a barrel.
CAD/USD was unchanged 0.37% to 0.73, while CAD/EUR unchanged 0.33% to 0.66.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.06% at 102.71.
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