Investing.com – Canada stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the , and sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Toronto, the declined 0.10%.
The best performers of the session on the were Kinross Gold Corporation (TSX:), which rose 6.23% or 0.72 points to trade at 12.28 at the close. Meanwhile, Energy Fuels Inc. (TSX:) added 5.85% or 0.34 points to end at 6.15 and SSR Mining Inc (TSX:) was up 5.26% or 0.36 points to 7.21 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Methanex Corporation (TSX:), which fell 5.52% or 2.93 points to trade at 50.11 at the close. Precision Drilling Corporation (TSX:) declined 4.69% or 4.18 points to end at 85.03 and Canadian Natural Resources Ltd (TSX:) was down 3.50% or 1.59 points to 43.81.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Toronto Stock Exchange by 486 to 417 and 102 ended unchanged.
Shares in Methanex Corporation (TSX:) fell to 52-week lows; down 5.52% or 2.93 to 50.11.
The , which measures the implied volatility of S&P/TSX Composite options, was up 4.14% to 12.84.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.51% or 12.80 to $2,545.50 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October fell 3.46% or 2.38 to hit $66.33 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract fell 2.98% or 2.14 to trade at $69.70 a barrel.
CAD/USD was unchanged 0.35% to 0.73, while CAD/EUR unchanged 0.24% to 0.67.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.09% at 101.61.
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