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Canada stocks higher at close of trade; S&P/TSX Composite up 0.27%

Published 08/19/2024, 04:30 PM
Updated 08/19/2024, 04:35 PM
© Reuters.  Canada stocks higher at close of trade; S&P/TSX Composite up 0.27%
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Investing.com – Canada stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Materials, Real Estate and Financials sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Toronto, the S&P/TSX Composite added 0.27% to hit a new all time high.

The best performers of the session on the S&P/TSX Composite were Seabridge Gold Inc . (TSX:SEA), which rose 5.79% or 1.37 points to trade at 25.02 at the close. Meanwhile, SilverCrest Metals Inc (TSX:SIL) added 5.56% or 0.64 points to end at 12.16 and Torex Gold Resources Inc (TSX:TXG) was up 5.29% or 1.25 points to 24.89 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Richelieu Hardware Ltd. (TSX:RCH), which fell 2.39% or 0.95 points to trade at 38.82 at the close. ARC Resources Ltd . (TSX:ARX) declined 2.21% or 0.57 points to end at 25.22 and Alimentation Couche Tard Inc (TSX:ATD) was down 2.15% or 1.80 points to 81.77.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Toronto Stock Exchange by 544 to 376 and 105 ended unchanged.

Shares in Seabridge Gold Inc. (TSX:SEA) rose to 52-week highs; up 5.79% or 1.37 to 25.02. Shares in Torex Gold Resources Inc (TSX:TXG) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 5.29% or 1.25 to 24.89.

The S&P/TSX 60 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of S&P/TSX Composite options, was up 0.77% to 11.71.

Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.20% or 5.05 to $2,542.85 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October fell 2.30% or 1.74 to hit $73.80 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract fell 2.38% or 1.90 to trade at $77.78 a barrel.

CAD/USD was unchanged 0.37% to 0.73, while CAD/EUR unchanged 0.11% to 0.66.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.57% at 101.73.

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