Investing.com – Canada stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Healthcare, Energy and Financials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Toronto, the S&P/TSX Composite added 0.67% to hit a new 6-months high.
The best performers of the session on the S&P/TSX Composite were TransAlta Corp (TO:TA), which rose 7.13% or 0.59 points to trade at 8.86 at the close. Meanwhile, Aphria Inc (TO:APHA) added 6.40% or 0.820 points to end at 13.640 and Precision Drilling Corporation (TO:PD) was up 5.98% or 0.18 points to 3.19 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Fortuna Silver Mines Inc (TO:FVI), which fell 4.43% or 0.23 points to trade at 4.96 at the close. North West Company Inc (TO:NWC) declined 4.29% or 1.29 points to end at 28.77 and Knight Therapeutics Inc (TO:GUD) was down 4.24% or 0.34 points to 7.67.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Toronto Stock Exchange by 644 to 453 and 108 ended unchanged.
Shares in TransAlta Corp (TO:TA) rose to 3-years highs; gaining 7.13% or 0.59 to 8.86.
The S&P/TSX 60 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of S&P/TSX Composite options, was up 20.00% to 12.18.
Gold Futures for April delivery was up 0.05% or 0.65 to $1303.55 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May rose 0.75% or 0.44 to hit $59.26 a barrel, while the May Brent oil contract rose 0.39% or 0.26 to trade at $67.42 a barrel.
CAD/USD was up 0.11% to 0.7499, while CAD/EUR fell 0.05% to 0.6611.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.11% at 95.945.