Investing.com – Canada stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Materials, Consumer Discretionary and REITs sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Toronto, the S&P/TSX Composite rose 0.03%.
The best performers of the session on the S&P/TSX Composite were HudBay Minerals Inc. (TO:HBM), which rose 9.06% or 0.59 points to trade at 7.10 at the close. Meanwhile, Labrador Iron Ore Royalty Corp (TO:LIF) added 8.72% or 1.29 points to end at 16.09 and First Quantum Minerals Ltd . (TO:FM) was up 8.41% or 1.06 points to 13.66 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc (TO:VRX), which fell 21.91% or 5.59 points to trade at 19.92 at the close. Stella-Jones Inc. (TO:SJ) declined 7.52% or 3.61 points to end at 44.37 and Computer Modelling Group Ltd. (TO:CMG) was down 6.31% or 0.61 points to 9.05.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Toronto Stock Exchange by 587 to 536 and 151 ended unchanged.
Shares in Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc (TO:VRX) fell to 5-year lows; down 21.91% or 5.59 to 19.92. Shares in Labrador Iron Ore Royalty Corp (TO:LIF) rose to 52-week highs; rising 8.72% or 1.29 to 16.09. Shares in First Quantum Minerals Ltd. (TO:FM) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 8.41% or 1.06 to 13.66.
The S&P/TSX 60 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of S&P/TSX Composite options, was down 7.57% to 15.75.
Gold for December delivery was down 0.27% or 3.50 to $1275.90 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December fell 0.38% or 0.17 to hit $44.72 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract fell 0.82% or 0.38 to trade at $45.77 a barrel.
CAD/USD was up 0.59% to 0.7525, while CAD/EUR rose 0.75% to 0.6829.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.15% at 97.93.