Canadian stocks finished the trading day in positive territory on Friday, with gains concentrated in consumer discretionary, consumer staples and financial sectors that pushed the benchmark higher.
At the close in Toronto, the S&P/TSX Composite climbed 0.30%.
The session's strongest performers included Aritzia Inc (TSX:ATZ), which jumped 7.43% or 11.07 points to finish at 160.05. Trekor Metals Ltd (TSX:TKO) rose 4.04% or 0.40 points to close at 10.31, while IGM Financial Inc. (TSX:IGM) gained 3.41% or 2.77 points to end the day at 84.00.
On the downside, Lithium Americas Corp (TSX:LAC) declined 7.11% or 0.36 points to trade at 4.70 at the close. BlackBerry Ltd (TSX:BB) slipped 4.19% or 0.68 points to finish at 15.55, and MDA Ltd (TSX:MDA) fell 4.06% or 2.04 points to 48.17.
Breadth on the Toronto Stock Exchange favored advancing issues, with 499 stocks higher versus 432 that fell; 94 issues were unchanged.
IGM Financial recorded a milestone in the session, rising to an all-time high as it added 3.41% or 2.77 to reach 84.00.
Volatility, as measured by the S&P/TSX 60 VIX which reflects implied volatility in S&P/TSX Composite options, moved lower by 12.25% to 12.89, registering a new three-month low.
In commodities trading, gold futures for August delivery fell 0.52% or 21.35 to $4,119.45 a troy ounce. Crude oil for August delivery dropped 0.69% or 0.50 to $71.58 a barrel, while the September Brent contract declined 0.37% or 0.28 to trade at $76.02 a barrel.
Currency movements were modest. CAD/USD was effectively unchanged, moving 0.06% to 0.71, and CAD/EUR was unchanged at 0.21% to 0.62. The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.09% at 100.78.
Market tickers and shorthand indicators noted during the session included DX+0.08% GC-0.29% LCO-0.45% CL-0.85% GSPTSE+0.3% IGM+3.41% VIXI-12.25% ATZ+7.43% MDA-4.06% TRGSPTS40+1.04%.
This market snapshot reflects the day's closing prices and intraday moves across equities, commodities and currency futures as reported at the Toronto close.