Investing.com – Canada stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Materials, Energy and Industrials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Toronto, the S&P/TSX Composite added 0.46%.
The best performers of the session on the S&P/TSX Composite were Martinrea International Inc . (TO:MRE), which rose 7.58% or 0.65 points to trade at 9.23 at the close. Meanwhile, OceanaGold Corporation (TO:OGC) added 6.23% or 0.230 points to end at 3.920 and TransAlta Corp (TO:TA) was up 6.10% or 0.43 points to 7.48 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc (TO:VRX), which fell 5.05% or 0.93 points to trade at 17.48 at the close. Peyto Exploration&Development Corp (TO:PEY) declined 4.15% or 1.15 points to end at 26.56 and Kinaxis Inc (TO:KXS) was down 3.93% or 2.97 points to 72.65.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Toronto Stock Exchange by 661 to 488 and 145 ended unchanged.
Shares in Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc (TO:VRX) fell to 5-year lows; falling 5.05% or 0.93 to 17.48. Shares in Peyto Exploration&Development Corp (TO:PEY) fell to 52-week lows; falling 4.15% or 1.15 to 26.56.
The S&P/TSX 60 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of S&P/TSX Composite options, was down 9.39% to 11.58.
Gold Futures for April delivery was up 0.18% or 2.25 to $1235.15 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in April rose 1.16% or 0.61 to hit $53.22 a barrel, while the May Brent oil contract rose 1.31% or 0.72 to trade at $55.80 a barrel.
CAD/USD was up 0.15% to 0.7474, while CAD/EUR fell 1.01% to 0.7037.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.78% at 101.36.