Canada stocks lower at close of trade; S&P/TSX Composite down 0.84%
Investing.com – Canada stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Materials , Consumer Discretionary and Healthcare sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Toronto, the S&P/TSX Composite fell 0.84%.
The best performers of the session on the S&P/TSX Composite were NFI Group Inc (TSX: NFI ), which rose 15.59% or 1.57 points to trade at 11.64 at the close. Meanwhile, CAE Inc. (TSX: CAE ) added 13.84% or 4.62 points to end at 37.99 and Interfor Corp (TSX: IFP ) was up 7.70% or 1.20 points to 16.78 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Seabridge Gold Inc . (TSX: SEA ), which fell 15.52% or 2.94 points to trade at 16.00 at the close. MTY Food Group Inc (TSX: MTY ) declined 11.85% or 5.93 points to end at 44.11 and SilverCrest Metals Inc (TSX: SIL ) was down 8.64% or 1.42 points to 15.01.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Toronto Stock Exchange by 478 to 470 and 79 ended unchanged.
Shares in CAE Inc. (TSX: CAE ) rose to 3-years highs; rising 13.84% or 4.62 to 37.99.
The S&P/TSX 60 VIX , which measures the implied volatility of S&P/TSX Composite options, was down 2.24% to 14.86.
Gold Futures for April delivery was down 1.70% or 50.09 to $2,895.31 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in March fell 0.88% or 0.63 to hit $70.66 a barrel, while the April Brent oil contract fell 0.47% or 0.35 to trade at $74.67 a barrel.
CAD/USD was unchanged 0.16% to 0.71, while CAD/EUR unchanged 0.12% to 0.67.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.53% at 106.64.