Canada shares lower at close of trade; S&P/TSX Composite down 0.90%

Investing.com – Canada equities were lower at the close on Friday, as losses in the Materials, IT and Energy sectors propelled shares lower.

At the close in Toronto, the S&P/TSX Composite fell 0.90%.

The biggest gainers of the session on the S&P/TSX Composite were Enghouse Systems Ltd (TSX:ENGH), which rose 5.55% or 1.61 points to trade at 30.61 at the close. North West Company Inc (TSX:NWC) added 3.64% or 1.78 points to end at 50.70 and Pet Valu Holdings Ltd (TSX:PET) was up 2.56% or 0.63 points to 25.28 in late trade.

Biggest losers included Celestica Inc. (TSX:CLS), which lost 10.24% or 6.35 points to trade at 55.65 in late trade. CES Energy Solutions Corp (TSX:CEU) declined 7.49% or 0.58 points to end at 7.16 and HudBay Minerals Inc (TSX:HBM) shed 5.53% or 0.54 points to 9.22.

Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 665 to 257 and 104 ended unchanged on the Toronto Stock Exchange.

The S&P/TSX 60 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of S&P/TSX Composite options, was up 8.09% to 12.43.

In commodities trading, Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.72% or 18.35 to $2,524.75 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in October fell 1.55% or 1.07 to hit $68.08 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract fell 1.71% or 1.24 to trade at $71.45 a barrel.

CAD/USD was unchanged 0.50% to 0.74, while CAD/EUR unchanged 0.30% to 0.66.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.07% at 101.15.