Canada stocks lower at close of trade; S&P/TSX Composite down 1.33% By Investing.com

Investing.com – Canada stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the , and sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Toronto, the declined 1.33%.

The best performers of the session on the were Cargojet Inc (TSX:), which rose 12.86% or 11.66 points to trade at 102.33 at the close. Meanwhile, Yamana Gold Inc (TSX:) added 10.02% or 0.44 points to end at 4.83 and Pretium Resources Inc. (TSX:) was up 9.65% or 1.59 points to 18.06 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Birchcliff Energy Ltd . (TSX:), which fell 9.39% or 0.20 points to trade at 1.93 at the close. NuVista Energy Ltd . (TSX:) declined 9.09% or 0.150 points to end at 1.500 and MEG Energy Corp (TSX:) was down 7.98% or 0.40 points to 4.61.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Toronto Stock Exchange by 806 to 292 and 103 ended unchanged.

Shares in Cargojet Inc (TSX:) rose to all time highs; up 12.86% or 11.66 to 102.33. Shares in Yamana Gold Inc (TSX:) rose to 52-week highs; up 10.02% or 0.44 to 4.83. Shares in NuVista Energy Ltd. (TSX:) fell to all time lows; losing 9.09% or 0.150 to 1.500. Shares in Pretium Resources Inc. (TSX:) rose to all time highs; gaining 9.65% or 1.59 to 18.06.

The , which measures the implied volatility of S&P/TSX Composite options, was up 18.47% to 15.20.

Gold Futures for December delivery was up 1.87% or 28.25 to $1536.75 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October fell 2.53% or 1.40 to hit $53.95 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract fell 1.32% or 0.79 to trade at $59.13 a barrel.

CAD/USD was up 0.21% to 0.7531, while CAD/EUR fell 0.38% to 0.6756.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.52% at 97.550.