Canada stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Healthcare, Clean Technology and Consumer Staples sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Toronto, the S&P/TSX Composite rose 0.49%.
The best performers of the session on the S&P/TSX Composite were NexGen Energy Ltd. (TO:NXE), which rose 13.73% or 0.390 points to trade at 3.230 at the close. Meanwhile, Advantage Oil&Gas Ltd. (TO:AAV) added 11.93% or 0.340 points to end at 3.190 and Cameco Corp (TO:CCO) was up 8.48% or 1.24 points to 15.86 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Canfor Corporation (TO:CFP), which fell 4.62% or 0.98 points to trade at 20.25 at the close. Interfor Corp (TO:IFP) declined 4.62% or 0.83 points to end at 17.12 and Stars Group Inc (TO:TSGI) was down 4.49% or 1.24 points to 26.39.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Toronto Stock Exchange by 716 to 380 and 103 ended unchanged.
Shares in Cameco Corp (TO:CCO) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 8.48% or 1.24 to 15.86.
The S&P/TSX 60 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of S&P/TSX Composite options, was down 0.05% to 18.60.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.19% or 2.40 to $1233.30 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December fell 0.62% or 0.39 to hit $62.75 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract fell 0.19% or 0.14 to trade at $72.69 a barrel.
CAD/USD was down 0.04% to 0.7628, while CAD/EUR fell 0.21% to 0.6687.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.22% at 96.13.
