Investing.com – Canadian stocks were higher after Thursday’s close as gains in the , and sectors lifted stocks.
At the close in Toronto, shares gained 0.69%.
The best artists of the session on the were Denison Mines Corp (TSX:), which rose 14.18% or 0.37 points to trade at 2.98 at the close. In the meantime, NexGen Energy Ltd. (TSX:) added 11.08% or 1.05 points to end at 10.53 and Energy Fuels Inc. (TSX:) rose 10.69% or 0.79 points to 8.18 in late trading.
The worst performers of the session were CAE Inc. (TSX:), which fell 3.86% or 1.41 points to trade at 35.09 at the close. MDA Ltd (TSX:) fell 3.52% or 1.04 points to close at 28.49 and Trisura Group Ltd (TSX:) fell 2.44% or 0.95 points to 38.03.
Rising stocks outpaced falling stocks on the Toronto Stock Exchange by 634 to 303, with 67 ending unchanged.
The , which measures the implied volatility of S&P/TSX Composite options, rose 0.25% to 12.25.
February gold futures rose 1.16%, or 30.55, to $2,671.55 per troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, crude oil for February delivery rose 1.98% or 1.42 to $73.14 per barrel, while the March Brent oil contract rose 1.70% or 1.27 to $75.91 per barrel. barrel.
CAD/USD was unchanged 0.07% to 0.69, while CAD/EUR rose 0.89% to 0.68.
US Dollar Index Futures rose 0.73% to 109.09.
