Investing.com – Canadian stocks were higher after Wednesday’s close as gains in the , and sectors pushed stocks higher.
At the close in Toronto, the price rose 0.40%.
The session’s top performers on the stock market were ATS Corporation (TSX:), which rose 4.29% or 1.84 points to trade at 44.75 at the close. Meanwhile, BlackBerry Ltd (TSX:) added 4.05% or 0.22 points to end at 5.65 and Vermilion Energy Inc . (TSX:) rose 2.82% or 0.36 points to 13.13 in late trading.
The worst performers of the session were Denison Mines Corp (TSX:), which fell 2.15% or 0.06 points to trade at 2.73 at the close. Jamieson Wellness Inc (TSX:) fell 1.78% or 0.66 points to end at 36.46 and Telus Corp (TSX:) fell 1.52% or 0.30 points to 19.45.
On the Toronto Stock Exchange, declining stocks outnumbered rising stocks 0-to-0.
Shares in BlackBerry Ltd (TSX:) rose to a 52-week high; increasing by 4.05% or 0.22 to 5.65. Shares in Telus Corp (TSX:) fell to a five-year low; decreasing by 1.52% or 0.30 to 19.45.
The , which measures the implied volatility of S&P/TSX Composite options, fell 2.00% to 10.79.
Gold futures for February were unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 at $2,633.50 per troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, crude oil for February delivery fell 0.09% or 0.06 to $70.10 per barrel, while the March Brent oil contract rose 1.24% or 0.90 to $73.22 per barrel. barrel.
CAD/USD was unchanged 0.32% at 0.69, while CAD/EUR was unchanged 0.25% at 0.67.
US Dollar Index Futures were trading 0.18% higher at 108.00.
