Canada shares larger at shut of commerce; S&P/TSX Composite up 0.76%

Investing.com – Canada shares had been larger after the shut on Friday, as positive factors within the Healthcare, Clear Expertise and REITs sectors led shares larger.

On the shut in Toronto, the S&P/TSX Composite added 0.76%.

One of the best performers of the session on the S&P/TSX Composite had been BlackBerry Ltd (TSX:BB), which rose 23.13% or 0.99 factors to commerce at 5.27 on the shut. In the meantime, First Quantum Minerals Ltd . (TSX:FM) added 8.04% or 1.40 factors to finish at 18.81 and Tilray Inc (TSX:TLRY) was up 6.59% or 0.11 factors to 1.78 in late commerce.

The worst performers of the session had been Aya Gold & Silver Inc (TSX:AYA), which fell 3.73% or 0.42 factors to commerce at 10.84 on the shut. TFI Worldwide Inc (TSX:TFII) declined 2.72% or 5.57 factors to finish at 198.94 and Vitality Fuels Inc. (TSX:EFR) was down 2.18% or 0.17 factors to 7.63.

Rising shares outnumbered declining ones on the Toronto Inventory Change by 629 to 295 and 94 ended unchanged.

Shares in BlackBerry Ltd (TSX:BB) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 23.13% or 0.99 to five.27.

The S&P/TSX 60 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of S&P/TSX Composite choices, was down 6.27% to 11.66.

Gold Futures for February supply was up 1.25% or 32.69 to $2,640.79 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities buying and selling, Crude oil for supply in January fell 1.57% or 1.11 to hit $69.47 a barrel, whereas the February Brent oil contract rose 0.04% or 0.03 to commerce at $72.91 a barrel.

CAD/USD was unchanged 0.17% to 0.70, whereas CAD/EUR unchanged 0.42% to 0.67.

The US Greenback Index Futures was down 0.53% at 107.57.