Investing.com – Canada stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Energy, Industrials and Consumer Discretionary sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Toronto, the S&P/TSX Composite rose 0.63% to hit a new 3-months high.
The best performers of the session on the S&P/TSX Composite were Air Canada (TO:AC), which rose 10.76% or 2.510 points to trade at 25.840 at the close. Meanwhile, BlackBerry Ltd (TO:BB) added 8.58% or 0.96 points to end at 12.15 and Cenovus Energy Inc (TO:CVE) was up 8.36% or 0.96 points to 12.44 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Semafo Inc . (TO:SMF), which fell 3.80% or 0.13 points to trade at 3.29 at the close. Alacer Gold Corp (TO:ASR) declined 3.70% or 0.080 points to end at 2.080 and Kinross Gold Corporation (TO:K) was down 3.60% or 0.20 points to 5.35.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Toronto Stock Exchange by 644 to 440 and 155 ended unchanged.
Shares in Air Canada (TO:AC) rose to all time highs; up 10.76% or 2.510 to 25.840.
The S&P/TSX 60 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of S&P/TSX Composite options, was up 12.17% to 11.34.
Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.48% or 6.27 to $1304.33 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 1.60% or 0.80 to hit $50.70 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract rose 1.96% or 1.08 to trade at $56.22 a barrel.
CAD/USD was down 0.37% to 0.8110, while CAD/EUR rose 0.49% to 0.6815.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.62% at 92.19.