Investing.com – Canada stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Materials, Telecoms and Energy sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Toronto, the S&P/TSX Composite rose 0.41% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the S&P/TSX Composite were Air Canada (TSX:AC), which rose 14.64% or 2.24 points to trade at 17.54 at the close. Meanwhile, Lundin Gold Inc (TSX:LUG) added 14.14% or 8.40 points to end at 67.79 and NFI Group Inc (TSX:NFI) was up 12.79% or 1.65 points to 14.55 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Pembina Pipeline Corp (TSX:PPL), which fell 5.85% or 3.21 points to trade at 51.65 at the close. Ngex Minerals Ltd (TSX:NGEX) declined 4.56% or 0.58 points to end at 12.13 and Trisura Group Ltd (TSX:TSU) was down 4.12% or 1.55 points to 36.08.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Toronto Stock Exchange by 590 to 289 and 103 ended unchanged.
Shares in Lundin Gold Inc (TSX:LUG) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 14.14% or 8.40 to 67.79.
The S&P/TSX 60 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of S&P/TSX Composite options, was down 7.39% to 15.79 a new 1-month low.
Gold Futures for June delivery was up 0.85% or 28.26 to $3,334.26 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in June rose 1.85% or 1.11 to hit $61.02 a barrel, while the July Brent oil contract rose 1.67% or 1.05 to trade at $63.89 a barrel.
CAD/USD was unchanged 0.04% to 0.72, while CAD/EUR unchanged 0.26% to 0.64.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.25% at 100.24.