Investing.com – Canada stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Healthcare, IT and Energy sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Toronto, the S&P/TSX Composite declined 2.56% to hit a new 52-week low.
The best performers of the session on the S&P/TSX Composite were Capital Power Corporation (TO:CPX), which rose 2.53% or 0.73 points to trade at 29.63 at the close. Meanwhile, Fortis Inc (TO:FTS) added 2.45% or 1.05 points to end at 43.84 and Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp (TO:AQN) was up 1.82% or 0.24 points to 13.42 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were First Quantum Minerals Ltd . (TO:FM), which fell 9.14% or 1.14 points to trade at 11.33 at the close. New Gold Inc (TO:NGD) declined 8.16% or 0.080 points to end at 0.900 and Bombardier Inc (TO:BBDb) was down 8.05% or 0.280 points to 3.200.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Toronto Stock Exchange by 883 to 263 and 105 ended unchanged.
Shares in Capital Power Corporation (TO:CPX) rose to all time highs; up 2.53% or 0.73 to 29.63. Shares in First Quantum Minerals Ltd. (TO:FM) fell to 52-week lows; down 9.14% or 1.14 to 11.33. Shares in New Gold Inc (TO:NGD) fell to 5-year lows; losing 8.16% or 0.080 to 0.900.
The S&P/TSX 60 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of S&P/TSX Composite options, was up 17.89% to 20.56 a new 6-months high.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.14% or 1.70 to $1235.10 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December fell 0.30% or 0.20 to hit $66.23 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract fell 1.30% or 0.99 to trade at $75.45 a barrel.
CAD/USD was up 0.26% to 0.7662, while CAD/EUR rose 0.92% to 0.6723.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.44% at 96.13.