Investing.com – Canada stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Healthcare, Consumer Discretionary and Materials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Toronto, the S&P/TSX Composite rose 0.44%.
The best performers of the session on the S&P/TSX Composite were Aurora Cannabis Inc (TO:ACB), which rose 7.81% or 0.670 points to trade at 9.250 at the close. Meanwhile, Aphria Inc (TO:APH) added 6.70% or 0.940 points to end at 14.970 and Linamar Corporation (TO:LNR) was up 6.57% or 3.44 points to 55.83 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Bombardier Inc (TO:BBDb), which fell 3.02% or 0.140 points to trade at 4.500 at the close. MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates Ltd (TO:MAXR) declined 2.67% or 1.18 points to end at 42.94 and Canadian Utilities Limited (TO:CU) was down 1.87% or 0.61 points to 31.99.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Toronto Stock Exchange by 643 to 443 and 136 ended unchanged.
Shares in MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates Ltd (TO:MAXR) fell to 5-year lows; falling 2.67% or 1.18 to 42.94.
The S&P/TSX 60 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of S&P/TSX Composite options, was up 5.24% to 12.65.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.31% or 3.80 to $1217.10 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October rose 0.29% or 0.20 to hit $68.92 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract rose 0.63% or 0.48 to trade at $76.61 a barrel.
CAD/USD was up 0.51% to 0.7715, while CAD/EUR unchanged 0.00% to 0.6605.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.44% at 94.66.