Investing.com – Canada stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Materials, Clean Technology and Energy sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Toronto, the S&P/TSX Composite added 0.30% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the S&P/TSX Composite were NuVista Energy Ltd . (TSX:NVA), which rose 8.64% or 0.140 points to trade at 1.760 at the close. Meanwhile, Brookfield Business Partners LP (TSX:BBU_u) added 7.81% or 3.35 points to end at 46.27 and Eldorado Gold Corp (TSX:ELD) was up 6.80% or 0.84 points to 13.20 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were NexGen Energy Ltd. (TSX:NXE), which fell 4.79% or 0.080 points to trade at 1.590 at the close. Sierra Wireless Inc . (TSX:SW) declined 3.47% or 0.50 points to end at 13.93 and Restaurant Brands Intl (TSX:QSR) was down 3.05% or 3.12 points to 99.19.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Toronto Stock Exchange by 713 to 357 and 104 ended unchanged.
Shares in Eldorado Gold Corp (TSX:ELD) rose to 52-week highs; up 6.80% or 0.84 to 13.20.
The S&P/TSX 60 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of S&P/TSX Composite options, was down 3.94% to 13.67.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.37% or 5.75 to $1561.65 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October rose 3.80% or 2.05 to hit $55.99 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract fell 0.02% or 0.01 to trade at $60.47 a barrel.
CAD/USD was up 0.03% to 0.7563, while CAD/EUR rose 0.07% to 0.6855.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.55% at 98.403.