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 Consumer Staples, Industrials and Real Estate 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 Canfor Corporation (TSX:CFP), which rose 5.63% or 0.89 points to trade at 16.69 at the close. Meanwhile, Bombardier Inc (TSX:BBDb) added 4.89% or 4.45 points to end at 95.54 and ATS Corporation (TSX:ATS) was up 4.66% or 1.64 points to 36.82 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Aya Gold&Silver Inc (TSX:AYA), which fell 3.49% or 0.57 points to trade at 15.75 at the close. Loblaw Companies Limited (TSX:L) declined 3.19% or 5.77 points to end at 175.03 and New Gold Inc (TSX:NGD) was down 3.05% or 0.13 points to 4.13.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Toronto Stock Exchange by 494 to 456 and 105 ended unchanged.

The S&P/TSX 60 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of S&P/TSX Composite options, was up 5.56% to 11.40.

Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.50% or 13.00 to $2,595.90 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 1.39% or 0.96 to hit $69.98 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract rose 1.33% or 0.97 to trade at $73.72 a barrel.

CAD/USD was unchanged 0.07% to 0.74, while CAD/EUR unchanged 0.09% to 0.66.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.22% at 100.65.