Canada stocks higher at close of trade; S&P/TSX Composite up 1.08%

Investing.com – Canada stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Clean Technology, Healthcare and IT sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Toronto, the S&P/TSX Composite added 1.08%.

The best performers of the session on the S&P/TSX Composite were Tilray Inc (TSX:TLRY), which rose 5.45% or 0.12 points to trade at 2.32 at the close. Meanwhile, Kinaxis Inc (TSX:KXS) added 3.95% or 5.71 points to end at 150.36 and Lundin Gold Inc (TSX:LUG) was up 3.91% or 1.01 points to 26.87 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Methanex Corporation (TSX:MX), which fell 7.92% or 4.56 points to trade at 53.04 at the close. BRP Inc (TSX:DOO) declined 6.73% or 5.74 points to end at 79.56 and Westshore Terminals Investment Corp (TSX:WTE) was down 2.89% or 0.68 points to 22.81.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Toronto Stock Exchange by 554 to 389 and 103 ended unchanged.

Shares in Methanex Corporation (TSX:MX) fell to 52-week lows; losing 7.92% or 4.56 to 53.04.

The S&P/TSX 60 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of S&P/TSX Composite options, was down 0.80% to 12.33.

Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.44% or 11.10 to $2,535.70 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October rose 1.48% or 1.00 to hit $68.67 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract rose 1.06% or 0.75 to trade at $71.81 a barrel.

CAD/USD was unchanged 0.05% to 0.74, while CAD/EUR unchanged 0.48% to 0.67.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.43% at 101.58.