Canada shares lower at close of trade; S&P/TSX Composite down 0.10%

Investing.com – Canada equities were lower at the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Consumer Staples, Industrials and Real Estate sectors propelled shares lower.

At the close in Toronto, the S&P/TSX Composite declined 0.10%.

The biggest gainers of the session on the S&P/TSX Composite were Canfor Corporation (TSX:CFP), which rose 5.63% or 0.89 points to trade at 16.69 at the close. Bombardier Inc (TSX:BBDb) added 4.89% or 4.45 points to end at 95.54 and ATS Corporation (TSX:ATS) was up 4.66% or 1.64 points to 36.82 in late trade.

Biggest losers included Aya Gold&Silver Inc (TSX:AYA), which lost 3.49% or 0.57 points to trade at 15.75 in late trade. Loblaw Companies Limited (TSX:L) declined 3.19% or 5.77 points to end at 175.03 and New Gold Inc (TSX:NGD) shed 3.05% or 0.13 points to 4.13.

Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 494 to 456 and 105 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 5.56% to 11.40.

In commodities trading, Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.48% or 12.65 to $2,596.25 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 1.39% or 0.96 to hit $69.98 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract rose 1.33% or 0.97 to trade at $73.72 a barrel.

CAD/USD was unchanged 0.07% to 0.74, while CAD/EUR unchanged 0.09% to 0.66.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.21% at 100.65.