Investing.com – Canada stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Materials, Energy and Mining sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Toronto, the S&P/TSX Composite lost 1.48%.
The best performers of the session on the S&P/TSX Composite were WSP Global Inc (TO:WSP), which rose 2.44% or 1.02 points to trade at 42.87 at the close. Meanwhile, Intertain Group (TO:IT) added 2.00% or 0.35 points to end at 17.82 and Gildan Activewear Inc. (TO:GIL) was up 1.79% or 0.78 points to 44.42 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Torex Gold Resources Inc . (TO:TXG), which fell 19.81% or 0.210 points to trade at 0.850 at the close. Alamos Gold Inc (TO:AGI) declined 18.20% or 0.97 points to end at 4.36 and Barrick Gold Corporation (TO:ABX) was down 15.96% or 1.82 points to 9.58.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Toronto Stock Exchange by 1051 to 369 and 214 ended unchanged.
Shares in Torex Gold Resources Inc. (TO:TXG) fell to 5-year lows; down 19.81% or 0.210 to 0.850. Shares in Alamos Gold Inc (TO:AGI) fell to 5-year lows; losing 18.20% or 0.97 to 4.36. Shares in Barrick Gold Corporation (TO:ABX) fell to 5-year lows; losing 15.96% or 1.82 to 9.58.
The S&P/TSX 60 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of S&P/TSX Composite options, was up 6.53% to 10.12.
Gold for August delivery was down 3.21% or 36.30 to $1095.60 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September fell 1.90% or 0.97 to hit $50.23 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract fell 1.05% or 0.60 to trade at $56.50 a barrel.
CAD/USD was down 0.18% to 0.7694, while CAD/EUR fell 0.18% to 0.7105.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.09% at 98.18.