Canada stocks higher at close of trade; S&P/TSX Composite up 0.99%

Canada stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Materials, Industrials and IT sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Toronto, the S&P/TSX Composite gained 0.99%.

The best performers of the session on the S&P/TSX Composite were Trekor Metals Limited (TSX:TKO), which rose 7.32% or 0.87 points to trade at 12.76 at the close. Meanwhile, Ero Copper Corp (TSX:ERO) added 6.50% or 3.30 points to end at 54.05 and Teck Resources Ltd Class B (TSX:TECKb) was up 5.34% or 4.96 points to 97.76 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Allied Properties REIT (TSX:AP_u), which fell 5.60% or 0.39 points to trade at 6.58 at the close. Extendicare Inc (TSX:EXE) declined 5.35% or 1.60 points to end at 28.29 and Exchange Income Corporation (TSX:EIF) was down 4.60% or 5.58 points to 115.78.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Toronto Stock Exchange by 618 to 353 and 61 ended unchanged.

Shares in Allied Properties REIT (TSX:AP_u) fell to all time lows; falling 5.60% or 0.39 to 6.58.

The S&P/TSX 60 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of S&P/TSX Composite options, was down 3.53% to 13.12.

Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.21% or 8.62 to $4,170.92 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 0.34% or 0.31 to hit $91.42 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract rose 0.52% or 0.53 to trade at $102.78 a barrel.

CAD/USD was unchanged 0.22% to 0.70, while CAD/EUR unchanged 0.32% to 0.62.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.04% at 101.68.