Investing.com – Canada stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Materials, Energy and Utilities sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Toronto, the S&P/TSX Composite fell 0.33%.
The best performers of the session on the S&P/TSX Composite were First Quantum Minerals Ltd . (TO:FM), which rose 8.55% or 0.63 points to trade at 8.00 at the close. Meanwhile, New Flyer Industries Inc (TO:NFI) added 3.72% or 1.10 points to end at 30.66 and Alaris Royalty Corp . (TO:AD) was up 3.21% or 0.850 points to 27.310 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Centerra Gold Inc (TO:CG), which fell 17.19% or 1.26 points to trade at 6.07 at the close. OceanaGold Corporation (TO:OGC) declined 9.45% or 0.360 points to end at 3.450 and Canadian Energy Services & Technology Corp (TO:CEU) was down 9.50% or 0.33 points to 3.10.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Toronto Stock Exchange by 745 to 540 and 314 ended unchanged.
Shares in New Flyer Industries Inc (TO:NFI) rose to all time highs; gaining 3.72% or 1.10 to 30.66.
The S&P/TSX 60 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of S&P/TSX Composite options, was up 17.14% to 21.39.
Gold for April delivery was down 1.94% or 24.40 to $1235.00 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in April fell 3.25% or 1.25 to hit $37.25 a barrel, while the May Brent oil contract fell 2.05% or 0.83 to trade at $39.56 a barrel.
CAD/USD was down 0.36% to 0.7539, while CAD/EUR rose 0.01% to 0.6789.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.38% at 96.59.