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

Published 24-08-2024, 02:00 am
© Reuters Canada shares higher at close of trade; S&P/TSX Composite up 1.08%
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Investing.com – Canada equities were higher at the close on Friday, as gains in the S&P/TSX Renewable Energy and Clean Technology Index, S&P/TSX Capped REIT Index and S&P/TSX Capped Real Estate Index sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Toronto, the S&P/TSX Composite added 1.08% to hit a new all time high.

The biggest gainers of the session on the S&P/TSX Composite were Denison Mines Corp (TSX:DML), which rose 12.81% or 0.26 points to trade at 2.29 at the close. NexGen Energy Ltd. (TSX:NXE) added 8.96% or 0.71 points to end at 8.63 and Canfor Corporation (TSX:CFP) was up 7.52% or 1.08 points to 15.45 in late trade.

Biggest losers included Restaurant Brands Intl (TSX:QSR), which fell 2.09% or 2.03 points to trade at 95.06 in late trade. Primo Water Corp (TSX:PRMW) declined 1.30% or 0.39 points to end at 29.63 and Aya Gold & Silver Inc (TSX:AYA) down 1.25% or 0.20 points to 15.85.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones by 780 to 174 and 95 ended unchanged on the Toronto Stock Exchange.

The S&P/TSX 60 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of S&P/TSX Composite options, was down 10.39% to 11.04 a new 1-month low.

Gold Futures for December delivery was up 1.19% or 29.90 to $2,546.60 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October rose 2.60% or 1.90 to hit $74.91 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract rose 2.37% or 1.83 to trade at $79.05 a barrel.

CAD/USD was up 0.78% to 0.74, while CAD/EUR unchanged 0.08% to 0.66.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.80% at 100.58.

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