Canada stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Healthcare, IT and Materials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Toronto, the S&P/TSX Composite fell 0.85%.
The best performers of the session on the S&P/TSX Composite were Boralex Inc (TO:BLX), which rose 6.31% or 1.05 points to trade at 17.70 at the close. Meanwhile, SSR Mining Inc (TO:SSRM) added 3.48% or 0.48 points to end at 14.27 and Quebecor Inc Class B (TO:QBRb) was up 3.11% or 0.86 points to 28.48 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Aphria Inc (TO:APHA), which fell 13.63% or 2.360 points to trade at 14.960 at the close. Kinaxis Inc (TO:KXS) declined 7.69% or 5.69 points to end at 68.34 and Guyana Goldfields Inc . (TO:GUY) was down 7.50% or 0.120 points to 1.480.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Toronto Stock Exchange by 734 to 355 and 95 ended unchanged.
Shares in Kinaxis Inc (TO:KXS) fell to 52-week lows; falling 7.69% or 5.69 to 68.34. Shares in Quebecor Inc Class B (TO:QBRb) rose to 52-week highs; rising 3.11% or 0.86 to 28.48. Shares in Guyana Goldfields Inc. (TO:GUY) fell to 5-year lows; losing 7.50% or 0.120 to 1.480.
The S&P/TSX 60 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of S&P/TSX Composite options, was up 17.56% to 19.75.
Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.41% or 5.00 to $1201.40 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December fell 1.89% or 1.14 to hit $59.05 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract fell 1.24% or 0.87 to trade at $69.31 a barrel.
CAD/USD was down 0.17% to 0.7557, while CAD/EUR rose 0.75% to 0.6730.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.76% at 97.47.
