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Investing.com – Canada stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Healthcare, Consumer Staples and Clean Technology sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Toronto, the S&P/TSX Composite rose 0.19%.
The best performers of the session on the S&P/TSX Composite were Baytex Energy Corp (TSX:BTE), which rose 6.40% or 0.16 points to trade at 2.66 at the close. Meanwhile, Tilray Inc (TSX:TLRY) added 5.45% or 0.03 points to end at 0.58 and Linamar Corporation (TSX:LNR) was up 4.82% or 2.99 points to 64.97 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Denison Mines Corp (TSX:DML), which fell 8.86% or 0.21 points to trade at 2.16 at the close. Energy Fuels Inc. (TSX:EFR) declined 4.91% or 0.38 points to end at 7.36 and Cameco Corp (TSX:CCO) was down 4.67% or 4.28 points to 87.32.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Toronto Stock Exchange by 458 to 429 and 89 ended unchanged.
The S&P/TSX 60 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of S&P/TSX Composite options, was up 6.44% to 10.58.
Gold Futures for August delivery was down 0.30% or 10.15 to $3,344.75 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in July fell 0.66% or 0.43 to hit $64.86 a barrel, while the August Brent oil contract fell 0.52% or 0.35 to trade at $66.69 a barrel.
CAD/USD was unchanged 0.18% to 0.73, while CAD/EUR unchanged 0.15% to 0.64.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.13% at 99.04.