Investing.com – Canada stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Healthcare, Materials and IT sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Toronto, the S&P/TSX Composite added 0.38% to hit a new 3-months high.
The best performers of the session on the S&P/TSX Composite were Aurora Cannabis Inc (TO:ACB), which rose 12.53% or 1.090 points to trade at 9.790 at the close. Meanwhile, Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc (TO:VRX) added 7.52% or 2.30 points to end at 32.90 and First Quantum Minerals Ltd . (TO:FM) was up 7.09% or 1.51 points to 22.82 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were IAMGold Corporation (TO:IMG), which fell 3.88% or 0.310 points to trade at 7.670 at the close. Empire Company Ltd (TO:EMPa) declined 3.67% or 0.91 points to end at 23.89 and Dream Global Real Estate Investment Trust (TO:DRG_u) was down 3.06% or 0.460 points to 14.580.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Toronto Stock Exchange by 560 to 534 and 141 ended unchanged.
Shares in Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc (TO:VRX) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 7.52% or 2.30 to 32.90. Shares in First Quantum Minerals Ltd. (TO:FM) rose to 3-years highs; up 7.09% or 1.51 to 22.82.
The S&P/TSX 60 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of S&P/TSX Composite options, was down 6.63% to 12.26.
Gold Futures for August delivery was down 0.11% or 1.40 to $1300.80 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in July fell 0.79% or 0.52 to hit $65.00 a barrel, while the August Brent oil contract rose 0.49% or 0.37 to trade at $75.75 a barrel.
CAD/USD was up 0.12% to 0.7720, while CAD/EUR fell 0.40% to 0.6557.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.25% at 93.62.