© Reuters Canada shares higher at close of trade; S&P/TSX Composite up 0.72%
Investing.com – Canada equities were higher at the close on Thursday, as gains in the , and sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Toronto, the rose 0.72% to hit a new 52-week high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the were Transcontinental Inc (TSX:), which rose 10.56% or 1.23 points to trade at 12.88 at the close. OceanaGold Corporation (TSX:) added 10.53% or 0.24 points to end at 2.52 and Ero Copper Corp (TSX:) was up 9.88% or 1.97 points to 21.90 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Empire Company Ltd (TSX:), which lost 11.22% or 4.37 points to trade at 34.57 in late trade. Osisko Mining Corp (TSX:) declined 10.18% or 0.29 points to end at 2.56 and Stella-Jones Inc. (TSX:) shed 6.11% or 4.82 points to 74.11.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 749 to 291 and 79 ended unchanged on the Toronto Stock Exchange.
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