Toronto stocks finished higher on Wednesday, with the S&P/TSX Composite gaining 1.25% at the close. Broad sector strength in Consumer Discretionary, Materials and Real Estate underpinned the rise, and more issues advanced than retreated across the exchange.
Top and bottom movers
- goeasy Ltd (TSX:GSY) led performers, jumping 11.81% - an increase of 3.85 points to finish at 36.44.
- Perpetua Resources Corp (TSX:PPTA) rose 11.53% or 3.91 points to close at 37.81.
- Seabridge Gold Inc. (TSX:SEA) was up 10.93% or 4.14 points, ending the session at 42.03.
- Strathcona Resources Ltd (TSX:SCR) was the weakest of the session, down 4.91% or 2.52 points to 48.81.
- Vermilion Energy Inc. (TSX:VET) declined 4.62% or 0.84 points to end at 17.33.
- Allied Gold Corp (TSX:AAUC) slipped 4.61% or 1.75 points to close at 36.25.
Market breadth favored advancers by more than two-to-one. On the Toronto Stock Exchange, 671 stocks rose, 309 fell and 92 were unchanged at the close.
Volatility and indices
The S&P/TSX 60 VIX, which measures implied volatility for S&P/TSX Composite options, fell 4.25% to 15.10, registering a new one-month low.
Commodities and currencies
Gold futures for June delivery moved down 0.20% - a decline of 9.25 - to settle at $4,548.75 a troy ounce. In energy markets, crude oil for July delivery fell 5.78% or 6.03 to $98.35 a barrel, while the July Brent contract dropped 6.47% or 7.25 to trade at $104.85 a barrel.
On the currency front, CAD/USD was unchanged at 0.73, while CAD/EUR was effectively unchanged at 0.63.
U.S. dollar
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.06% at 99.04.
These market moves reflect the session's mix of sector leadership and commodity price shifts. The data above summarizes closing prices, percentage moves and market breadth as reported at the Toronto close.