Canada stocks lower at close of trade; S&P/TSX Composite down 0.10%

Investing.com – Canada stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Energy, Consumer Discretionary and Telecoms sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Toronto, the S&P/TSX Composite declined 0.10%.

The best performers of the session on the S&P/TSX Composite were Kinross Gold Corporation (TSX:K), which rose 6.23% or 0.72 points to trade at 12.28 at the close. Meanwhile, Energy Fuels Inc. (TSX:EFR) added 5.85% or 0.34 points to end at 6.15 and SSR Mining Inc (TSX:SSRM) was up 5.26% or 0.36 points to 7.21 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Methanex Corporation (TSX:MX), which fell 5.52% or 2.93 points to trade at 50.11 at the close. Precision Drilling Corporation (TSX:PD) declined 4.69% or 4.18 points to end at 85.03 and Canadian Natural Resources Ltd (TSX:CNQ) was down 3.50% or 1.59 points to 43.81.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Toronto Stock Exchange by 486 to 417 and 102 ended unchanged.

Shares in Methanex Corporation (TSX:MX) fell to 52-week lows; down 5.52% or 2.93 to 50.11.

The S&P/TSX 60 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of S&P/TSX Composite options, was up 4.14% to 12.84.

Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.51% or 12.80 to $2,545.50 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October fell 3.46% or 2.38 to hit $66.33 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract fell 2.98% or 2.14 to trade at $69.70 a barrel.

CAD/USD was unchanged 0.35% to 0.73, while CAD/EUR unchanged 0.24% to 0.67.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.09% at 101.61.