Canada stocks higher at close of trade; S&P/TSX Composite up 0.43% By Investing.com

Investing.com – Canada stocks have been higher after the close on Friday, as positive factors within the , and sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Toronto, the added 0.43%.

The greatest performers of the session on the have been MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates Ltd (TO:), which rose 15.20% or 2.12 factors to commerce at 16.07 at the close. Meanwhile, Birchcliff Energy Ltd . (TO:) added 12.88% or 0.34 factors to finish at 2.98 and Aphria Inc (TO:) was up 12.81% or 0.970 factors to 8.540 in late commerce.

The worst performers of the session have been Barrick Gold Corporation (TO:), which fell 4.18% or 0.78 factors to commerce at 17.90 at the close. First Majestic Silver Corp. (TO:) declined 2.96% or 0.24 factors to finish at 7.86 and Kirkland Lake Gold Ltd (TO:) was down 2.77% or 0.980 factors to 34.460.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Toronto Stock Exchange by 972 to 190 and 75 ended unchanged.

The , which measures the implied volatility of S&P/TSX Composite choices, was down 1.93% to 24.87.

Gold Futures for February supply was up 0.15% or 1.95 to $1283.05 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities buying and selling, Crude oil for supply in February rose 1.05% or 0.47 to hit $45.08 a barrel, whereas the March Brent oil contract rose 0.51% or 0.27 to commerce at $53.00 a barrel.

CAD/USD was down 0.26% to 0.7325, whereas CAD/EUR fell 0.39% to 0.6399.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.12% at 95.887.