Canada stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the IT, Industrials and Utilities sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Toronto, the S&P/TSX Composite gained 0.83%.
The best performers of the session on the S&P/TSX Composite were Gibson Energy Inc . (TO:GEI), which rose 9.30% or 1.94 points to trade at 22.79 at the close. Meanwhile, Shopify Inc (TO:SHOP) added 7.24% or 12.750 points to end at 188.910 and Constellation Software Inc . (TO:CSU) was up 5.96% or 52.15 points to 927.14 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Aurora Cannabis Inc (TO:ACB), which fell 7.72% or 1.170 points to trade at 13.980 at the close. Canopy Growth Corp (TO:WEED) declined 7.01% or 5.180 points to end at 68.700 and Aphria Inc (TO:APH) was down 6.08% or 1.210 points to 18.690.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Toronto Stock Exchange by 702 to 402 and 136 ended unchanged.
Shares in Gibson Energy Inc. (TO:GEI) rose to 3-years highs; gaining 9.30% or 1.94 to 22.79.
The S&P/TSX 60 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of S&P/TSX Composite options, was down 7.39% to 17.16.
Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.26% or 3.20 to $1227.10 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 0.08% or 0.06 to hit $71.84 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract rose 0.68% or 0.55 to trade at $81.33 a barrel.
CAD/USD was up 0.38% to 0.7726, while CAD/EUR rose 0.39% to 0.6674.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.01% at 94.78.
