Canada shares lower at close of trade; S&P/TSX Composite down 0.29% By Investing.com

Investing.com – Canada equities were lower at the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Healthcare, Energy and Clean Technology sectors propelled shares lower.

At the close in Toronto, the S&P/TSX Composite lost 0.29%.

The biggest gainers of the session on the S&P/TSX Composite were Kinaxis Inc (TSX:KXS), which rose 5.57% or 8.02 points to trade at 152.11 at the close. Rogers Communications Inc (TSX:RCIb) added 5.43% or 3.35 points to end at 64.92 and Spin Master Corp (TSX:TOY) was up 3.52% or 1.25 points to 36.87 in late trade.

Biggest losers included Aphria Inc (TSX:APHA), which lost 8.57% or 2.370 points to trade at 25.280 in late trade. Aurora Cannabis Inc (TSX:ACB) declined 6.55% or 0.910 points to end at 12.990 and First Quantum Minerals Ltd . (TSX:FM) shed 5.36% or 1.50 points to 26.48.

Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 656 to 412 and 120 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 unchanged 0% to 11.27.

In commodities trading, Gold Futures for April delivery was up 0.07% or 1.15 to $1730.35 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in April fell 1.06% or 0.69 to hit $64.70 a barrel, while the May Brent oil contract fell 0.84% or 0.58 to trade at $68.30 a barrel.

CAD/USD was up 0.30% to 0.8042, while CAD/EUR rose 0.48% to 0.6753.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.03% at 91.858.