OTTAWA: Canada stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Energy, Materials and REITs sectors led shares lower. At the close in Toronto, the S&P/TSX Composite declined 0.50%. The best performers of the session on the S&P/TSX Composite were Dollarama Inc (TO:DOL), which rose 11.17% or 11.14 points to trade at 110.88 at the close. Meanwhile, BRP Inc. (TO:DOO) added 3.92% or 1.20 points to end at 31.85 and Hudson’s Bay Company (TO:HBC) was up 3.90% or 0.40 points to 10.65 in late trade. The worst performers of the session were Cenovus Energy Inc (TO:CVE), which fell 13.75% or 2.40 points to trade at 15.05 at the close. Raging River Exploration Inc. (TO:RRX) declined 4.87% or 0.47 points to end at 9.18 and Torex Gold Resources Inc (TO:TXG) was down 4.38% or 1.160 points to 25.330.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Toronto Stock Exchange by 578 to 556 and 139 ended unchanged. Shares in Dollarama Inc (TO:DOL) rose to all time highs; gaining 11.17% or 11.14 to 110.88. Shares in Cenovus Energy Inc (TO:CVE) fell to 52-week lows; falling 13.75% or 2.40 to 15.05. Shares in BRP Inc. (TO:DOO) rose to 3-years highs; up 3.92% or 1.20 to 31.85. The S&P/TSX 60 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of S&P/TSX Composite options, was up 11.16% to 12.95. Gold Futures for April delivery was down 0.87% or 10.95 to $1242.75 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May rose 1.74% or 0.86 to hit $50.37 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract rose 1.05% or 0.55 to trade at $53.09 a barrel. CAD/USD was down 0.07% to 0.7497, while CAD/EUR rose 0.72% to 0.7019. The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.60% at 100.38.
