Investing.com – Canada stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Consumer Staples, Healthcare and Utilities sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Toronto, the S&P/TSX Composite added 0.01% to hit a new 3-months high.
The best performers of the session on the S&P/TSX Composite were Enghouse Systems Ltd (TO:ENGH), which rose 8.14% or 5.66 points to trade at 75.21 at the close. Meanwhile, Transcontinental Inc (TO:TCLa) added 5.34% or 1.57 points to end at 30.97 and Dollarama Inc (TO:DOL) was up 3.53% or 5.16 points to 151.19 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were NuVista Energy Ltd . (TO:NVA), which fell 4.56% or 0.430 points to trade at 9.010 at the close. Birchcliff Energy Ltd . (TO:BIR) declined 4.19% or 0.20 points to end at 4.57 and Aurora Cannabis Inc (TO:ACB) was down 4.05% or 0.390 points to 9.250.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Toronto Stock Exchange by 546 to 505 and 149 ended unchanged.
Shares in Enghouse Systems Ltd (TO:ENGH) rose to 52-week highs; up 8.14% or 5.66 to 75.21. Shares in Transcontinental Inc (TO:TCLa) rose to all time highs; gaining 5.34% or 1.57 to 30.97.
The S&P/TSX 60 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of S&P/TSX Composite options, was down 1.26% to 12.58.
Gold Futures for August delivery was unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 to $1303.00 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in July fell 0.50% or 0.33 to hit $65.62 a barrel, while the August Brent oil contract fell 1.19% or 0.92 to trade at $76.40 a barrel.
CAD/USD was up 0.34% to 0.7735, while CAD/EUR rose 0.58% to 0.6572.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.12% at 93.54.