Canada stocks higher at close of trade; S&P/TSX Composite up 0.40%

Investing.com – Canada stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Clean Technology, IT and Energy sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Toronto, the S&P/TSX Composite gained 0.40%.

The best performers of the session on the S&P/TSX Composite were ATS Corporation (TSX:ATS), which rose 4.29% or 1.84 points to trade at 44.75 at the close. Meanwhile, BlackBerry Ltd (TSX:BB) added 4.05% or 0.22 points to end at 5.65 and Vermilion Energy Inc . (TSX:VET) was up 2.82% or 0.36 points to 13.13 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Denison Mines Corp (TSX:DML), which fell 2.15% or 0.06 points to trade at 2.73 at the close. Jamieson Wellness Inc (TSX:JWEL) declined 1.78% or 0.66 points to end at 36.46 and Telus Corp (TSX:T) was down 1.52% or 0.30 points to 19.45.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Toronto Stock Exchange by 556 to 275 and 112 ended unchanged.

Shares in BlackBerry Ltd (TSX:BB) rose to 52-week highs; up 4.05% or 0.22 to 5.65. Shares in Telus Corp (TSX:T) fell to 5-year lows; losing 1.52% or 0.30 to 19.45.

The S&P/TSX 60 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of S&P/TSX Composite options, was down 2.00% to 10.79.

Gold Futures for February delivery was up 0.20% or 5.30 to $2,633.50 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in February rose 1.33% or 0.92 to hit $70.16 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract rose 1.24% or 0.90 to trade at $73.22 a barrel.

CAD/USD was unchanged 0.07% to 0.70, while CAD/EUR unchanged 0.12% to 0.67.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.18% at 108.00.