Investing.com – Canada stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the IT, Industrials and Consumer Staples sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Toronto, the S&P/TSX Composite rose 0.12% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the S&P/TSX Composite were Atkinsrealis Group Inc (TSX:ATRL), which rose 7.22% or 5.54 points to trade at 82.32 at the close. Meanwhile, Cameco Corp (TSX:CCO) added 5.58% or 4.28 points to end at 81.02 and Energy Fuels Inc. (TSX:EFR) was up 5.40% or 0.43 points to 8.39 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Capstone Mining Corp (TSX:CS), which fell 6.78% or 0.60 points to trade at 8.25 at the close. Innergex Renewable Energy Inc . (TSX:INE) declined 4.60% or 0.36 points to end at 7.47 and TransAlta Corp (TSX:TA) was down 4.29% or 0.89 points to 19.84.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Toronto Stock Exchange by 464 to 460 and 105 ended unchanged.
Shares in Atkinsrealis Group Inc (TSX:ATRL) rose to all time highs; rising 7.22% or 5.54 to 82.32.
The S&P/TSX 60 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of S&P/TSX Composite options, was down 2.20% to 14.23.
Gold Futures for February delivery was up 0.23% or 6.46 to $2,765.66 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in March fell 0.61% or 0.46 to hit $75.37 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract fell 0.47% or 0.37 to trade at $78.92 a barrel.
CAD/USD was unchanged 0.42% to 0.70, while CAD/EUR unchanged 0.25% to 0.67.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.17% at 108.04.