Investing.com – Canadian stocks were lower after Friday’s close as losses in the , and sectors dragged shares lower.
At the close in Toronto, the stock fell 1.00%.
The best artists of the session on the were Saputo Inc (TSX:), which rose 6.76% or 1.89 points to trade at 29.84 at the close. In the meantime, North West Company Inc (TSX:) added 6.33% or 2.57 points to end at 43.19 and Secure Energy Services Inc . (TSX:) rose 4.50% or 0.52 points to 12.07 in late trading.
The worst performers of the session were IAMGold Corporation (TSX:), which fell 9.54% or 0.52 points to close at 4.93. Eldorado Gold Corp (TSX:) fell 7.42% or 1.66 points to close at 20.70. Pan American Silver Corp (TSX:) fell 7.31% or 2.16 points to 27.37.
The number of declining stocks outnumbered rising stocks on the Toronto Stock Exchange by 715 to 251, with 91 ending unchanged.
Shares in North West Company Inc (TSX:) soared to record highs; an increase of 6.33% or 2.57 to 43.19. The shares in Secure Energy Services Inc. (TSX:) rose to a five-year high; gain from 4.50% or 0.52 to 12.07.
The , which measures the implied volatility of S&P/TSX Composite options, rose 5.08% to 9.73.
August gold futures fell 3.43% or 82.00 to $2,308.90 per troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, crude oil for July delivery fell 0.36% or 0.27 to $75.28 per barrel, while the August Brent oil contract fell 0.61% or 0.49 to $79.38 per barrel. barrel.
CAD/USD was unchanged 0.67% at 0.73, while CAD/EUR was unchanged 0.10% at 0.67.
US Dollar Index Futures rose 0.81% to 104.89.
