Investing.com – Canada stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Consumer Discretionary, Healthcare and Industrials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Toronto, the S&P/TSX Composite added 0.53% to hit a new all time high.
The best performers of the session on the S&P/TSX Composite were ECN Capital Corp (TO:ECN), which rose 14.11% or 0.45 points to trade at 3.64 at the close. Meanwhile, Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Inc . (TO:RBA) added 12.72% or 5.160 points to end at 45.720 and Restaurant Brands Intl (TO:QSR) was up 7.05% or 4.98 points to 75.65 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Detour Gold Corporation (TO:DGC), which fell 5.62% or 1.06 points to trade at 17.80 at the close. MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates Ltd (TO:MDA) declined 5.04% or 3.65 points to end at 68.70 and Dominion Diamond Corp (TO:DDC) was down 4.74% or 0.62 points to 12.46.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Toronto Stock Exchange by 763 to 456 and 122 ended unchanged.
Shares in ECN Capital Corp (TO:ECN) rose to all time highs; gaining 14.11% or 0.45 to 3.64. Shares in Restaurant Brands Intl (TO:QSR) rose to all time highs; up 7.05% or 4.98 to 75.65.
The S&P/TSX 60 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of S&P/TSX Composite options, was up 2.59% to 11.11.
Gold Futures for April delivery was down 0.17% or 2.15 to $1236.95 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in April rose 1.13% or 0.61 to hit $54.39 a barrel, while the April Brent oil contract rose 0.91% or 0.51 to trade at $56.69 a barrel.
CAD/USD was down 0.29% to 0.7608, while CAD/EUR rose 0.40% to 0.7221.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.48% at 101.40.