OTTAWA: Canada stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Healthcare, Energy and Industrials sectors led shares higher. At the close in Toronto, the S&P/TSX Composite added 0.59%. The best performers of the session on the S&P/TSX Composite were Precision Drilling Corporation (TO:PD), which rose 5.34% or 0.27 points to trade at 5.33 at the close. Meanwhile, Premium Brands Holdings Corporation (TO:PBH) added 4.96% or 4.23 points to end at 89.51 and Norbord Inc (TO:OSB) was up 4.92% or 1.90 points to 40.55 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Badger Daylighting Ltd . (TO:BAD), which fell 9.73% or 2.55 points to trade at 23.65 at the close. Eldorado Gold Corporation (TO:ELD) declined 7.80% or 0.39 points to end at 4.61 and Aimia Inc (TO:AIM) was down 6.98% or 0.27 points to 3.60. Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Toronto Stock Exchange by 683 to 445 and 127 ended unchanged. Shares in Premium Brands Holdings Corporation (TO:PBH) rose to all time highs; rising 4.96% or 4.23 to 89.51. The S&P/TSX 60 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of S&P/TSX Composite options, was down 5.31% to 12.65. Gold Futures for June delivery was up 0.22% or 2.72 to $1230.42 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in June rose 2.01% or 0.96 to hit $48.80 a barrel, while the July Brent oil contract rose 1.81% or 0.92 to trade at $51.76 a barrel. CAD/USD was up 0.55% to 0.7333, while CAD/EUR rose 0.13% to 0.6681. The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.25% at 98.80.
