Investing.com – Canada stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Energy, Financials and Materials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Toronto, the S&P/TSX Composite added 0.30%.
The best performers of the session on the S&P/TSX Composite were Amaya Inc (TO:AYA), which rose 14.39% or 2.64 points to trade at 20.98 at the close. Meanwhile, Intertape Polymer Group Inc . (TO:ITP) added 8.36% or 1.88 points to end at 24.38 and Pretium Resources Inc. (TO:PVG) was up 6.40% or 0.70 points to 11.63 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were First Quantum Minerals Ltd . (TO:FM), which fell 4.57% or 0.65 points to trade at 13.57 at the close. Pure Industrial REIT (TO:AAR_u) declined 4.57% or 0.24 points to end at 5.01 and Aecon Group Inc . (TO:ARE) was down 4.57% or 0.64 points to 13.35.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Toronto Stock Exchange by 632 to 537 and 131 ended unchanged.
Shares in Intertape Polymer Group Inc. (TO:ITP) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 8.36% or 1.88 to 24.38.
The S&P/TSX 60 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of S&P/TSX Composite options, was up 3.11% to 15.89.
Gold for December delivery was down 0.25% or 3.00 to $1221.30 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December rose 0.58% or 0.25 to hit $43.66 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract fell 0.22% or 0.10 to trade at $44.65 a barrel.
CAD/USD was down 0.08% to 0.7374, while CAD/EUR rose 0.98% to 0.6869.
The US Dollar Index was up 1.00% at 99.98.