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Investing.com – Canada stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the IT, Consumer Staples and Mining sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Toronto, the S&P/TSX Composite rose 0.54% to hit a new all time high.
The best performers of the session on the S&P/TSX Composite were Shopify Inc (TSX:SHOP), which rose 21.45% or 26.89 points to trade at 152.26 at the close. Meanwhile, Denison Mines Corp (TSX:DML) added 5.26% or 0.15 points to end at 3.00 and Tilray Inc (TSX:TLRY) was up 5.13% or 0.10 points to 2.05 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Atkinsrealis Group Inc (TSX:ATRL), which fell 5.99% or 4.10 points to trade at 64.40 at the close. Algoma Steel Group Inc (TSX:ASTL) declined 4.47% or 0.73 points to end at 15.60 and Nutrien Ltd (TSX:NTR) was down 3.62% or 2.46 points to 65.54.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Toronto Stock Exchange by 565 to 376 and 100 ended unchanged.
Shares in Shopify Inc (TSX:SHOP) rose to 52-week highs; up 21.45% or 26.89 to 152.26.
The S&P/TSX 60 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of S&P/TSX Composite options, was down 1.98% to 10.90.
Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.51% or 13.40 to $2,604.30 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December fell 0.04% or 0.03 to hit $68.01 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract fell 0.08% or 0.06 to trade at $71.77 a barrel.
CAD/USD was unchanged 0.14% to 0.72, while CAD/EUR unchanged 0.15% to 0.67.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.37% at 105.84.