Investing.com – Canada stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Healthcare, Materials and Energy sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Toronto, the S&P/TSX Composite fell 0.25%.
The best performers of the session on the S&P/TSX Composite were BRP Inc. (TO:DOO), which rose 7.78% or 5.07 points to trade at 70.22 at the close. Meanwhile, Constellation Software Inc . (TO:CSU) added 3.05% or 29.39 points to end at 992.00 and NexGen Energy Ltd. (TO:NXE) was up 2.06% or 0.050 points to 2.480 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. (TO:IVN), which fell 6.61% or 0.170 points to trade at 2.400 at the close. Baytex Energy Corp (TO:BTE) declined 5.87% or 0.25 points to end at 4.01 and Canadian Western Bank (TO:CWB) was down 5.25% or 2.00 points to 36.11.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Toronto Stock Exchange by 560 to 541 and 105 ended unchanged.
Shares in BRP Inc. (TO:DOO) rose to all time highs; up 7.78% or 5.07 to 70.22.
The S&P/TSX 60 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of S&P/TSX Composite options, was up 15.66% to 13.00.
Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.43% or 5.20 to $1206.30 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October rose 0.91% or 0.63 to hit $70.14 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract rose 0.50% or 0.39 to trade at $77.85 a barrel.
CAD/USD was down 0.54% to 0.7706, while CAD/EUR fell 0.21% to 0.6603.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.17% at 94.62.