Canada stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Clean Technology, Materials and financials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Toronto, the S&P/TSX Composite gained 0.25%.
The best performance of the session on the S&P/TSC Composite were G Mining Ventures Corp (TSX:GMIN), which rose 7.98% or 4.29 points to trade at 58.08 at the close. Meanwhile, Silver corp Metals Inc(TSX:SVM) added 6.70% or 1.05 points to end at 16.72 and Denison Mines Corp (TSX:DML) was up 5.78% or 0.30 points to 5.49 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were goeasy Ltd (TSX:GSY), which fell 56.97% or 65.83 points to trade at 49.72 at the close. Thomson Reuters Corp (TSX:TRI) declined 7.03% or 10.65 points to end at 140.74 and colliers International Group Inc Bats (TSX:CIGI) was down 4.92% or 7.87 points to 152.07.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Toronto Stock Exchange by 609 to 350 and 70 ended unchanged.
Shares in G Mining Ventures Corp (TSX:GMIN) rose to all time highs; gaining 7.98% or 4.29 to 58.08. Shares in goeasy Ltd (TSX:GSY) fell to 5-year lows; losing 56.97% or 65.83 to 49.72.
The S&P/TSX 60 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of S&P/TSX Composite options, was down 5.47% to 19.00.
Gold Futures for April delivery was up 1.95% or 99.36 to $5,203.06 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in April fell 8.58% or 8.13 to hit $86.64 a barrel, while the May Brent oil contact fell 8.21% or 8.12 to trade at $90.84 a barrel.
CAD/USD was unchanged 0.06% to 0.74, while CAD/EUR unchanged 0.23% to 0.63.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.28% at 98.90.