Canada's equity benchmark finished the trading day in positive territory on Thursday, with sector gains in information technology, materials and healthcare providing the headline lift.
At the close in Toronto, the S&P/TSX Composite advanced 0.31%.
The session's strongest performers included Curaleaf Holdings Inc (TSX:CURA), which jumped 11.39% - a gain of 0.50 points - to end at 4.89. Consumer finance provider goeasy Ltd (TSX:GSY) added 9.31%, rising 3.55 points to finish at 41.70. Shares of Shopify Inc (TSX:SHOP) also moved higher, up 7.42% or 10.94 points to close at 158.41 in late trade.
On the downside, ATS Corporation (TSX:ATS) led decliners with a drop of 14.27%, or 6.99 points, to close at 42.00. Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce (TSX:CM) declined 5.38%, slipping 8.58 points to 150.96. Chartwell Retirement Residences (TSX:CSH_u) fell 2.72%, down 0.56 points to 20.03 at the close.
Market breadth on the Toronto Stock Exchange was positive, with 576 advancing issues versus 405 decliners and 80 names unchanged.
Volatility as measured by the S&P/TSX 60 VIX eased 3.94% to 13.65, marking a new three-month low for that gauge.
Commodities registered mixed moves. Gold futures for August delivery rose 1.07% - up 48.05 - to $4,529.55 per troy ounce. In the energy complex, crude oil for July delivery ticked up 0.10% or $0.09 to $88.77 a barrel, while the August Brent contract increased 0.49% or $0.45 to $92.70 a barrel.
Currency markets showed modest change. The Canadian dollar versus the U.S. dollar was reported as unchanged 0.41% at 0.73, and CAD/EUR was reported as unchanged 0.22% at 0.62.
Finally, the US Dollar Index Futures was trading lower, down 0.18% at 98.97.
This close reflects selective strength among mid- and large-cap names across the TSX, with a small-cap healthcare name and established technology and consumer finance stocks among the largest percentage risers, while industrial components and financials weighed on the downside.