Investing.com – Canada stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Energy, Consumer Discretionary and Telecoms sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Toronto, the S&P/TSX Composite rose 0.37% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the S&P/TSX Composite were OceanaGold Corporation (TSX:OGC), which rose 12.57% or 0.64 points to trade at 5.73 at the close. Meanwhile, Algoma Steel Group Inc (TSX:ASTL) added 10.52% or 0.77 points to end at 8.09 and Linamar Corporation (TSX:LNR) was up 9.25% or 4.91 points to 57.99 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Fortuna Mining Corp (TSX:FVI), which fell 12.53% or 1.07 points to trade at 7.47 at the close. First Majestic Silver Corp. (TSX:AG) declined 11.34% or 0.98 points to end at 7.66 and Calibre Mining Corp (TSX:CXB) was down 8.81% or 0.29 points to 3.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Toronto Stock Exchange by 601 to 296 and 87 ended unchanged.
Shares in OceanaGold Corporation (TSX:OGC) rose to all time highs; up 12.57% or 0.64 to 5.73.
The S&P/TSX 60 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of S&P/TSX Composite options, was down 1.73% to 17.05 a new 1-month low.
Gold Futures for June delivery was down 2.28% or 77.26 to $3,314.64 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in June rose 3.67% or 2.13 to hit $60.20 a barrel, while the July Brent oil contract rose 3.24% or 1.98 to trade at $63.10 a barrel.
CAD/USD was unchanged 0.58% to 0.72, while CAD/EUR unchanged 0.09% to 0.64.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 1.05% at 100.48.