Investing.com – Canada stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the IT, Industrials and Real Estate sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Toronto, the S&P/TSX Composite fell 1.03%.
The best performers of the session on the S&P/TSX Composite were G Mining Ventures Corp (TSX:GMIN), which rose 10.75% or 4.64 points to trade at 47.81 at the close. Meanwhile, Orla Mining Ltd (TSX:OLA) added 10.72% or 2.26 points to end at 23.35 and Centerra Gold Inc (TSX:CG) was up 8.18% or 1.89 points to 25.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were ATS Corporation (TSX:ATS), which fell 7.05% or 2.93 points to trade at 38.65 at the close. Shopify Inc (TSX:SHOP) declined 6.58% or 14.09 points to end at 200.06 and CGI Inc (TSX:GIBa) was down 5.13% or 6.52 points to 120.64.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Toronto Stock Exchange by 622 to 361 and 73 ended unchanged.
Shares in G Mining Ventures Corp (TSX:GMIN) rose to all time highs; rising 10.75% or 4.64 to 47.81. Shares in Orla Mining Ltd (TSX:OLA) rose to all time highs; rising 10.72% or 2.26 to 23.35. Shares in Centerra Gold Inc (TSX:CG) rose to all time highs; gaining 8.18% or 1.89 to 25.00.
The S&P/TSX 60 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of S&P/TSX Composite options, was up 5.02% to 15.89 a new 1-month high.
Gold Futures for February delivery was up 3.69% or 169.61 to $4,765.01 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in March rose 0.25% or 0.15 to hit $59.49 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract fell 0.05% or 0.03 to trade at $63.91 a barrel.
CAD/USD was unchanged 0.20% to 0.72, while CAD/EUR unchanged 0.45% to 0.62.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.83% at 98.38.
