Investing.com – Canada stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Materials, Industrials and Energy sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Toronto, the S&P/TSX Composite added 0.18%.
The best performers of the session on the S&P/TSX Composite were CES Energy Solutions Corp (TO:CEU), which rose 5.97% or 0.310 points to trade at 5.500 at the close. Meanwhile, First Quantum Minerals Ltd . (TO:FM) added 4.96% or 1.04 points to end at 22.00 and West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd . (TO:WFT) was up 4.80% or 4.35 points to 94.98 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Linamar Corporation (TO:LNR), which fell 5.90% or 4.43 points to trade at 70.63 at the close. ProMetic Life Sciences Inc. (TO:PLI) declined 5.33% or 0.040 points to end at 0.710 and Cogeco Communications Inc (TO:CCA) was down 4.17% or 3.06 points to 70.24.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Toronto Stock Exchange by 661 to 464 and 114 ended unchanged.
Shares in First Quantum Minerals Ltd. (TO:FM) rose to 3-years highs; up 4.96% or 1.04 to 22.00. Shares in West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. (TO:WFT) rose to all time highs; up 4.80% or 4.35 to 94.98.
The S&P/TSX 60 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of S&P/TSX Composite options, was down 2.64% to 12.52.
Gold Futures for June delivery was unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 to $1290.30 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in June rose 0.35% or 0.25 to hit $71.56 a barrel, while the July Brent oil contract rose 1.07% or 0.84 to trade at $79.27 a barrel.
CAD/USD was up 0.67% to 0.7818, while CAD/EUR rose 0.90% to 0.6620.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.13% at 93.26.