Investing.com – Canada stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Energy, Consumer Discretionary and Healthcare sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Toronto, the S&P/TSX Composite gained 0.78% to hit a new 3-months high.
The best performers of the session on the S&P/TSX Composite were Element Fleet Management Corp (TO:EFN), which rose 10.13% or 0.47 points to trade at 5.11 at the close. Meanwhile, Stars Group Inc (TO:TSGI) added 9.37% or 4.00 points to end at 46.68 and Canopy Growth Corp (TO:WEED) was up 6.70% or 2.030 points to 32.330 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were CES Energy Solutions Corp (TO:CEU), which fell 7.07% or 0.400 points to trade at 5.260 at the close. Extendicare Inc (TO:EXE) declined 4.09% or 0.32 points to end at 7.50 and Endeavour Mining Corp (TO:EDV) was down 3.70% or 0.830 points to 21.610.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Toronto Stock Exchange by 643 to 455 and 122 ended unchanged.
Shares in Stars Group Inc (TO:TSGI) rose to all time highs; rising 9.37% or 4.00 to 46.68. Shares in Extendicare Inc (TO:EXE) fell to 52-week lows; down 4.09% or 0.32 to 7.50.
The S&P/TSX 60 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of S&P/TSX Composite options, was up 1.51% to 12.77.
Gold Futures for June delivery was down 0.55% or 7.20 to $1313.50 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in June rose 0.58% or 0.41 to hit $71.11 a barrel, while the July Brent oil contract rose 1.71% or 1.32 to trade at $78.44 a barrel.
CAD/USD was down 0.06% to 0.7811, while CAD/EUR fell 0.03% to 0.6544.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.06% at 92.50.