Investing.com – Canada stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Healthcare, Energy and Industrials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Toronto, the S&P/TSX Composite fell 0.96% to hit a new 6-months low.
The best performers of the session on the S&P/TSX Composite were West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd . (TO:WFT), which rose 6.52% or 4.17 points to trade at 68.14 at the close. Meanwhile, Alamos Gold Inc (TO:AGI) added 6.14% or 0.36 points to end at 6.22 and B2Gold Corp (TO:BTO) was up 3.76% or 0.130 points to 3.590 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Aurora Cannabis Inc (TO:ACB), which fell 12.00% or 1.370 points to trade at 10.050 at the close. Trican Well Service Ltd . (TO:TCW) declined 7.57% or 0.140 points to end at 1.710 and Crescent Point Energy Corp . (TO:CPG) was down 7.31% or 0.49 points to 6.21.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Toronto Stock Exchange by 780 to 371 and 103 ended unchanged.
Shares in Trican Well Service Ltd. (TO:TCW) fell to 52-week lows; falling 7.57% or 0.140 to 1.710. Shares in Crescent Point Energy Corp. (TO:CPG) fell to 5-year lows; losing 7.31% or 0.49 to 6.21.
The S&P/TSX 60 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of S&P/TSX Composite options, was up 5.57% to 17.44.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 1.00% or 12.20 to $1233.40 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December fell 4.15% or 2.87 to hit $66.30 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract fell 4.32% or 3.45 to trade at $76.38 a barrel.
CAD/USD was up 0.17% to 0.7646, while CAD/EUR rose 0.11% to 0.6665.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.07% at 95.68.