© Reuters. Canada shares higher at close of trade; S&P/TSX Composite up 0.88%
Investing.com – Canada equities were higher at the close on Friday, as gains in the , and sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Toronto, the gained 0.88% to hit a new 52-week high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the were SNC-Lavalin Group Inc . (TSX:), which rose 11.36% or 5.21 points to trade at 51.08 at the close. New Gold Inc (TSX:) added 9.64% or 0.16 points to end at 1.82 and NexGen Energy Ltd. (TSX:) was up 9.51% or 0.91 points to 10.48 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Parex Resources Inc (TSX:), which lost 6.39% or 1.40 points to trade at 20.50 in late trade. Stella-Jones Inc. (TSX:) declined 4.56% or 3.48 points to end at 72.82 and Badger Infrastructure Solutions Ltd (TSX:) shed 4.42% or 2.06 points to 44.50.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 643 to 315 and 109 ended unchanged on the Toronto…
