Investing.com – Canada stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the , and sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Toronto, the lost 0.90%.
The best performers of the session on the were Enghouse Systems Ltd (TSX:), which rose 5.55% or 1.61 points to trade at 30.61 at the close. Meanwhile, North West Company Inc (TSX:) added 3.64% or 1.78 points to end at 50.70 and Pet Valu Holdings Ltd (TSX:) was up 2.56% or 0.63 points to 25.28 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Celestica Inc. (TSX:), which fell 10.24% or 6.35 points to trade at 55.65 at the close. CES Energy Solutions Corp (TSX:) declined 7.49% or 0.58 points to end at 7.16 and HudBay Minerals Inc (TSX:) was down 5.53% or 0.54 points to 9.22.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Toronto Stock Exchange by 665 to 257 and 104 ended unchanged.
Shares in North West Company Inc (TSX:) rose to all time highs; rising 3.64% or 1.78 to 50.70.
The , which measures the implied volatility of S&P/TSX Composite options, was up 8.09% to 12.43.
Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.72% or 18.25 to $2,524.85 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October fell 1.53% or 1.06 to hit $68.09 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract fell 1.71% or 1.24 to trade at $71.45 a barrel.
CAD/USD was unchanged 0.51% to 0.74, while CAD/EUR unchanged 0.30% to 0.66.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.07% at 101.15.
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