Canada stocks higher at close of trade; S&P/TSX Composite up 0.43%

Investing.com – Canada stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Energy, IT and Materials sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Toronto, the S&P/TSX Composite rose 0.43%.

The best performers of the session on the S&P/TSX Composite were Kinaxis Inc (TSX:KXS), which rose 7.24% or 9.70 points to trade at 143.65 at the close. Meanwhile, Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce (TSX:CM) added 5.51% or 4.05 points to end at 77.55 and K92 Mining Inc (TSX:KNT) was up 4.10% or 0.29 points to 7.37 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Parex Resources Inc (TSX:PXT), which fell 23.64% or 4.08 points to trade at 13.18 at the close. Ero Copper Corp (TSX:ERO) declined 4.21% or 1.20 points to end at 27.28 and National Bank of Canada (TSX:NA) was down 2.29% or 2.91 points to 124.00.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Toronto Stock Exchange by 582 to 329 and 112 ended unchanged.

Shares in Parex Resources Inc (TSX:PXT) fell to 3-years lows; down 23.64% or 4.08 to 13.18. Shares in Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce (TSX:CM) rose to 52-week highs; rising 5.51% or 4.05 to 77.55.

The S&P/TSX 60 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of S&P/TSX Composite options, was down 0.09% to 10.90.

Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.65% or 16.55 to $2,554.35 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October rose 1.88% or 1.40 to hit $75.92 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract rose 1.68% or 1.30 to trade at $78.88 a barrel.

CAD/USD was unchanged 0.03% to 0.74, while CAD/EUR unchanged 0.36% to 0.67.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.32% at 101.32.