Investing.com – Canada stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Healthcare, Energy and IT sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Toronto, the S&P/TSX Composite added 0.27% to hit a new 3-months high.
The best performers of the session on the S&P/TSX Composite were MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates Ltd (TO:MAXR), which rose 14.29% or 8.11 points to trade at 64.86 at the close. Meanwhile, Spin Master Corp (TO:TOY) added 7.31% or 3.65 points to end at 53.57 and MEG Energy Corp (TO:MEG) was up 7.22% or 0.53 points to 7.87 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Kinross Gold Corporation (TO:K), which fell 11.61% or 0.62 points to trade at 4.72 at the close. Paramount Resources Ltd . (TO:POU) declined 8.84% or 1.48 points to end at 15.26 and Alaris Royalty Corp . (TO:AD) was down 7.32% or 1.210 points to 15.310.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Toronto Stock Exchange by 629 to 483 and 127 ended unchanged.
Shares in MEG Energy Corp (TO:MEG) rose to 52-week highs; up 7.22% or 0.53 to 7.87. Shares in Alaris Royalty Corp. (TO:AD) fell to 5-year lows; falling 7.32% or 1.210 to 15.310.
The S&P/TSX 60 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of S&P/TSX Composite options, was down 2.45% to 13.16.
Gold Futures for June delivery was down 0.08% or 1.00 to $1312.70 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in June rose 3.13% or 2.16 to hit $71.22 a barrel, while the July Brent oil contract rose 3.23% or 2.42 to trade at $77.27 a barrel.
CAD/USD was up 0.74% to 0.7779, while CAD/EUR rose 0.89% to 0.6565.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.01% at 92.95.