{
  "id": 12465831,
  "title": "Canada stocks higher at close of trade; S&P/TSX Composite up 0.37%",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/canada-stocks-higher-at-close-of-trade-s-p-tsx-composite-up-0-37",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-06T20:30:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Investing.com",
    "slug": "investing-com",
    "url": "https://www.investing.com/news/stock-market-news/canada-stocks-higher-at-close-of-trade-sptsx-composite-up-037-4935243"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Canada stocks rose after the close of trade on Tuesday, as gains in sectors such as Clean Technology, Utilities, and Telecoms drove share prices higher. The S&P/TSX Composite index gained 0.37% at the close in Toronto. Atco Ltd Class I (TSX:ACOx) led the gains, surging 9.22% or 6.84 points to close at 81.02. Cameco Corp (TSX:CCO) also performed well, increasing 5.98% or 7.46 points to trade at 132.27. BlackBerry Ltd (TSX:BB) added 5.49% or 0.71 points, ending the day at 13.65. The worst performers were West Fraser Timber Co Ltd (TSX:WFG), which dropped 4.25% or 3.99 points to 89.94, and Extendicare Inc (TSX:EXE) fell 3.16% or 0.87 points to 26.68. Discovery Mining Ltd (TSX:DSV) also declined 3.11% or 0.38 points to 11.82. On the Toronto Stock Exchange, rising stocks outnumbered declining ones by 544 to 424, with 52 ending unchanged. The S&P/TSX 60 VIX, a measure of implied volatility of S&P/TSX Composite options, fell to a 6-month low of 12.78, down 4.77%. Gold Futures for December delivery rose 0.12% or 4.85 to $4,191.95 per troy ounce, while Crude oil for November delivery increased 0.44% or 0.39 to $89.83 a barrel and the December Brent oil contract rose 0.46% or 0.46 to $101.04. CAD/USD remained unchanged at 0.70, and CAD/EUR was also unchanged at 0.63. The US Dollar Index Futures remained steady at 101.61.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}