Investing.com – Canada stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Healthcare, Consumer Staples and Energy sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Toronto, the S&P/TSX Composite gained 0.08%.
The best performers of the session on the S&P/TSX Composite were Canopy Growth Corp (TO:WEED), which rose 6.65% or 2.830 points to trade at 45.360 at the close. Meanwhile, MEG Energy Corp (TO:MEG) added 6.38% or 0.61 points to end at 10.17 and Bombardier Inc (TO:BBDb) was up 5.54% or 0.280 points to 5.330 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Great Canadian Gaming Corporation (TO:GC), which fell 10.91% or 5.88 points to trade at 48.00 at the close. Canada Goose Holdings Inc (TO:GOOS) declined 5.02% or 4.50 points to end at 85.23 and Transcontinental Inc (TO:TCLa) was down 3.90% or 1.27 points to 31.28.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Toronto Stock Exchange by 657 to 412 and 138 ended unchanged.
Shares in Canopy Growth Corp (TO:WEED) rose to all time highs; up 6.65% or 2.830 to 45.360. Shares in MEG Energy Corp (TO:MEG) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 6.38% or 0.61 to 10.17. Shares in Bombardier Inc (TO:BBDb) rose to 3-years highs; rising 5.54% or 0.280 to 5.330.
The S&P/TSX 60 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of S&P/TSX Composite options, was down 6.64% to 11.67 a new 3-months low.
Gold Futures for August delivery was down 0.63% or 8.10 to $1270.50 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in August rose 0.79% or 0.51 to hit $65.41 a barrel, while the August Brent oil contract fell 1.17% or 0.88 to trade at $74.20 a barrel.
CAD/USD was down 0.19% to 0.7513, while CAD/EUR fell 0.14% to 0.6486.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.11% at 94.75.