Investing.com – Canada stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Materials, Consumer Discretionary and Healthcare sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Toronto, the S&P/TSX Composite fell 0.39%.
The best performers of the session on the S&P/TSX Composite were CannTrust Holdings Inc (TSX:TRST), which rose 40.80% or 1.2200 points to trade at 4.2100 at the close. Meanwhile, Sleep Country Canada Holdings Inc (TSX:ZZZ) added 12.30% or 2.19 points to end at 19.99 and ShawCor Ltd . (TSX:SCL) was up 9.81% or 1.64 points to 18.36 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were CCL Industries Inc (TSX:CCLb), which fell 8.89% or 5.86 points to trade at 60.09 at the close. Linamar Corporation (TSX:LNR) declined 8.10% or 3.34 points to end at 37.92 and Russel Metals Inc . (TSX:RUS) was down 7.90% or 1.61 points to 18.78.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Toronto Stock Exchange by 659 to 396 and 112 ended unchanged.
Shares in Linamar Corporation (TSX:LNR) fell to 5-year lows; falling 8.10% or 3.34 to 37.92. Shares in Russel Metals Inc. (TSX:RUS) fell to 3-years lows; down 7.90% or 1.61 to 18.78.
The S&P/TSX 60 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of S&P/TSX Composite options, was up 2.39% to 12.83.
Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.08% or 1.15 to $1508.35 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September rose 3.20% or 1.68 to hit $54.22 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract rose 1.59% or 0.91 to trade at $58.29 a barrel.
CAD/USD was up 0.02% to 0.7561, while CAD/EUR fell 0.17% to 0.6750.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.06% at 97.375.