Canada stocks higher at close of trade; S&P/TSX Composite up 0.67% By Investing.com

Investing.com – Canada stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the , and sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Toronto, the added 0.67% to hit a new 6-months high.

The best performers of the session on the were TransAlta Corp (TO:), which rose 7.13% or 0.59 points to trade at 8.86 at the close. Meanwhile, Aphria Inc (TO:) added 6.40% or 0.820 points to end at 13.640 and Precision Drilling Corporation (TO:) was up 5.98% or 0.18 points to 3.19 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Fortuna Silver Mines Inc (TO:), which fell 4.43% or 0.23 points to trade at 4.96 at the close. North West Company Inc (TO:) declined 4.29% or 1.29 points to end at 28.77 and Knight Therapeutics Inc (TO:) was down 4.24% or 0.34 points to 7.67.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Toronto Stock Exchange by 644 to 453 and 108 ended unchanged.

Shares in TransAlta Corp (TO:) rose to 3-years highs; gaining 7.13% or 0.59 to 8.86.

The , which measures the implied volatility of S&P/TSX Composite options, was up 20.00% to 12.18.

Gold Futures for April delivery was up 0.05% or 0.65 to $1303.55 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May rose 0.75% or 0.44 to hit $59.26 a barrel, while the May Brent oil contract rose 0.39% or 0.26 to trade at $67.42 a barrel.

CAD/USD was up 0.11% to 0.7499, while CAD/EUR fell 0.05% to 0.6611.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.11% at 95.945.

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