Canada stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Materials, Consumer Discretionary and Energy sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Toronto, the S&P/TSX Composite declined 0.18%.
The best performers of the session on the S&P/TSX Composite were Aphria Inc (TO:APHA), which rose 9.67% or 1.110 points to trade at 12.590 at the close. Meanwhile, Eldorado Gold Corp (TO:ELD) added 6.10% or 0.30 points to end at 5.22 and Cronos Group Inc (TO:CRON) was up 6.06% or 1.5600 points to 27.3100 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Celestica Inc. (TO:CLS), which fell 18.99% or 2.48 points to trade at 10.58 at the close. Imperial Oil Ltd (TO:IMO) declined 4.67% or 1.74 points to end at 35.54 and Teck Resources Ltd B (TO:TECKb) was down 3.78% or 1.21 points to 30.79.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Toronto Stock Exchange by 611 to 477 and 134 ended unchanged.
Shares in Celestica Inc. (TO:CLS) fell to 3-years lows; losing 18.99% or 2.48 to 10.58. Shares in Cronos Group Inc (TO:CRON) rose to all time highs; gaining 6.06% or 1.5600 to 27.3100.
The S&P/TSX 60 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of S&P/TSX Composite options, was down 2.38% to 15.97 a new 1-month low.
Gold Futures for April delivery was down 0.20% or 2.65 to $1322.55 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in March rose 2.92% or 1.57 to hit $55.36 a barrel, while the April Brent oil contract rose 3.34% or 2.03 to trade at $62.87 a barrel.
CAD/USD was up 0.26% to 0.7640, while CAD/EUR rose 0.16% to 0.6666.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.00% at 95.300.
