Investing.com – Canada stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Industrials, Materials and REITs sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Toronto, the S&P/TSX Composite added 0.98% to hit a new 3-months high.
The best performers of the session on the S&P/TSX Composite were Martinrea International Inc . (TO:MRE), which rose 10.23% or 1.58 points to trade at 17.03 at the close. Meanwhile, Pason Systems Inc . (TO:PSI) added 9.39% or 1.74 points to end at 20.27 and Nevsun Resources Ltd (TO:NSU) was up 8.83% or 0.310 points to 3.820 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Gildan Activewear Inc. (TO:GIL), which fell 5.22% or 2.02 points to trade at 36.69 at the close. Altus Group Limited (TO:AIF) declined 4.04% or 1.300 points to end at 30.870 and Enerflex Ltd . (TO:EFX) was down 4.02% or 0.63 points to 15.04.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Toronto Stock Exchange by 641 to 426 and 147 ended unchanged.
Shares in Martinrea International Inc. (TO:MRE) rose to 5-year highs; up 10.23% or 1.58 to 17.03. Shares in Nevsun Resources Ltd (TO:NSU) rose to 52-week highs; up 8.83% or 0.310 to 3.820.
The S&P/TSX 60 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of S&P/TSX Composite options, was down 2.44% to 13.60.
Gold Futures for June delivery was up 0.21% or 2.80 to $1315.50 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in June rose 1.93% or 1.32 to hit $69.75 a barrel, while the July Brent oil contract rose 1.77% or 1.30 to trade at $74.92 a barrel.
CAD/USD was down 0.10% to 0.7776, while CAD/EUR rose 0.15% to 0.6503.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.17% at 92.44.
