Canada stocks higher at close of trade; S&P/TSX Composite up 0.27%

Investing.com – Canada stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Energy, Consumer Discretionary and REITs sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Toronto, the S&P/TSX Composite gained 0.27% to hit a new all time high.

The best performers of the session on the S&P/TSX Composite were CES Energy Solutions Corp (TSX:CEU), which rose 4.49% or 0.35 points to trade at 8.14 at the close. Meanwhile, Spin Master Corp (TSX:TOY) added 3.34% or 1.08 points to end at 33.37 and MDA Ltd (TSX:MDA) was up 2.79% or 0.42 points to 15.46 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Celestica Inc. (TSX:CLS), which fell 4.18% or 3.00 points to trade at 68.83 at the close. Ballard Power Systems Inc (TSX:BLDP) declined 4.12% or 0.11 points to end at 2.56 and Northwest Healthcare Properties REIT (TSX:NWH_u) was down 3.76% or 0.20 points to 5.12.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Toronto Stock Exchange by 539 to 379 and 127 ended unchanged.

Shares in MDA Ltd (TSX:MDA) rose to 52-week highs; rising 2.79% or 0.42 to 15.46.

The S&P/TSX 60 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of S&P/TSX Composite options, was up 0.91% to 11.14.

Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.32% or 8.25 to $2,554.55 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October rose 3.01% or 2.25 to hit $77.08 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract rose 2.48% or 1.94 to trade at $80.09 a barrel.

CAD/USD was unchanged 0.15% to 0.74, while CAD/EUR unchanged 0.42% to 0.66.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.16% at 100.77.