Canada stocks higher at close of trade; S&P/TSX Composite up 0.21%

Investing.com – Canada stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Materials, Consumer Discretionary and Financials sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Toronto, the S&P/TSX Composite added 0.21%.

The best performers of the session on the S&P/TSX Composite were Fortuna Mining Corp (TSX:FVI), which rose 7.38% or 0.45 points to trade at 6.55 at the close. Meanwhile, TerraVest Industries Inc (TSX:TVK) added 7.13% or 8.10 points to end at 121.78 and SilverCrest Metals Inc (TSX:SIL) was up 6.83% or 0.93 points to 14.55 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Cogeco Communications Inc (TSX:CCA), which fell 5.93% or 4.00 points to trade at 63.43 at the close. Innergex Renewable Energy Inc . (TSX:INE) declined 3.91% or 0.31 points to end at 7.62 and Brookfield Renewable Energy Partners LP (TSX:BEP_u) was down 3.08% or 0.98 points to 30.87.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Toronto Stock Exchange by 497 to 419 and 104 ended unchanged.

The S&P/TSX 60 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of S&P/TSX Composite options, was up 1.02% to 11.93.

Gold Futures for February delivery was up 0.48% or 12.89 to $2,691.49 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in March fell 0.71% or 0.55 to hit $76.75 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract fell 0.91% or 0.74 to trade at $80.27 a barrel.

CAD/USD was unchanged 0.19% to 0.70, while CAD/EUR unchanged 0.43% to 0.68.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.71% at 109.03.