Investing.com – Canada stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Healthcare, Energy and Utilities sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Toronto, the S&P/TSX Composite gained 0.22%.
The best performers of the session on the S&P/TSX Composite were MEG Energy Corp (TO:MEG), which rose 4.20% or 0.45 points to trade at 11.17 at the close. Meanwhile, Brookfield Infrastructure Partners LP (TO:BIP_u) added 3.93% or 1.98 points to end at 52.38 and Cascades Inc . (TO:CAS) was up 3.52% or 0.41 points to 12.07 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Eldorado Gold Corporation (TO:ELD), which fell 2.94% or 0.04 points to trade at 1.32 at the close. Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd. (TO:TRQ) declined 2.66% or 0.100 points to end at 3.660 and Linamar Corporation (TO:LNR) was down 2.49% or 1.40 points to 54.75.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Toronto Stock Exchange by 526 to 521 and 116 ended unchanged.
Shares in MEG Energy Corp (TO:MEG) rose to 52-week highs; rising 4.20% or 0.45 to 11.17. Shares in Linamar Corporation (TO:LNR) fell to 52-week lows; down 2.49% or 1.40 to 54.75.
The S&P/TSX 60 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of S&P/TSX Composite options, was down 1.21% to 13.03.
Gold Futures for August delivery was up 0.37% or 4.60 to $1258.10 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in August rose 0.26% or 0.19 to hit $74.33 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract rose 0.53% or 0.41 to trade at $78.17 a barrel.
CAD/USD was down 0.04% to 0.7607, while CAD/EUR fell 0.03% to 0.6526.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.14% at 94.19.