Canada shares higher at close of trade; S&P/TSX Composite up 0.21% By Investing.com – Investing.com UK
- Date: 08-Apr-2021
- Source: Investing.com
- Sector:Financial Markets
- Country:Middle East
Canada shares higher at close of trade; S&P/TSX Composite up 0.21% By Investing.com – Investing.com UK
© Reuters. Canada shares higher at close of trade; S&P/TSX Composite up 0.21%
Investing.com – Canada equities were higher at the close on Wednesday, as gains in the , and sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Toronto, the gained 0.21% to hit a new all time high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the were West Fraser Timber Co Ltd (TSX:), which rose 5.70% or 5.42 points to trade at 100.53 at the close. Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc (TSX:) added 3.55% or 1.44 points to end at 42.00 and Interfor Corp (TSX:) was up 3.34% or 1.01 points to 31.27 in late trade.
Biggest losers included AcuityAds Holdings Inc (TSX:), which lost 8.95% or 1.360 points to trade at 13.830 in late trade. Cascades Inc . (TSX:) declined 7.75% or 1.27 points to end at 15.12 and Village Farms International Inc (TSX:) shed 7.53% or 1.27 points to 15.59.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 518 to 507 and 115 ended unchanged on the Toronto Stock Exchange.
The , which measures the implied volatility of S&P/TSX Composite options, was unchanged 0% to 11.27.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for June delivery was down