{
  "id": 15038389,
  "title": "Canada stocks higher at close of trade; S&P/TSX Composite up 0.11%",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/canada-stocks-higher-at-close-of-trade-s-p-tsx-composite-up-0-11",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-16T20:30:32.000Z",
  "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-011-4954813"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Canada stocks saw a rise after trading hours on Friday, driven by gains in Energy, Consumer Staples, and Utilities sectors, pushing the S&P/TSX Composite index up by 0.11%. The best performers of the session included Strathcona Resources Ltd, which soared 5.32% to 43.95, International Petroleum Corp, which jumped 4.41% to 39.32, and Vermilion Energy Inc, which increased 4.13% to 18.65. Conversely, BlackBerry Ltd saw a decline of 7.69% to 11.41, Curaleaf Holdings Inc fell 6.90% to 11.07, and Shopify Inc dropped 5.08% to 239.71. On the Toronto Stock Exchange, there were 496 advancing stocks compared to 469 decliners, with 69 remaining unchanged. International Petroleum Corp reached all-time highs, trading at 39.32. The S&P/TSX 60 VIX, indicating implied volatility of S&P/TSX Composite options, saw a 4.63% increase to 13.56. Gold Futures for December delivery climbed 0.20% to $4,189.60 per troy ounce, while Crude oil for November delivery rose 0.30% to $101.71 per barrel, and the December Brent oil contract fell 0.13% to $109.72. CAD/USD remained unchanged at 0.71, and CAD/EUR stayed steady at 0.63. US Dollar Index Futures decreased by 0.06% to 101.60.",
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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."
}