Canada stocks lower at close of trade; S&P/TSX Composite down 0.47%

At the close in Toronto, the S&P/TSX Composite lost 0.47%.

The best performers of the session on the S&P/TSX Composite were Mattr Corp (TSX:MATR), which rose 15.97% or 2.09 points to trade at 15.18 at the close. Meanwhile, Superior Plus Corp (TSX:SPB) added 14.64% or 0.82 points to end at 6.42 and NuVista Energy Ltd . (TSX:NVA) was up 8.46% or 0.99 points to 12.69 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Sandstorm Gold Ltd . (TSX:SSL), which fell 8.55% or 0.75 points to trade at 8.02 at the close. First Quantum Minerals Ltd . (TSX:FM) declined 7.91% or 1.62 points to end at 18.87 and Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. (TSX:IVN) was down 7.22% or 1.44 points to 18.51.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Toronto Stock Exchange by 536 to 361 and 102 ended unchanged.

The S&P/TSX 60 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of S&P/TSX Composite options, was up 2.30% to 11.57.

Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.39% or 10.50 to $2,695.30 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December fell 2.50% or 1.81 to hit $70.55 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract fell 2.08% or 1.57 to trade at $74.06 a barrel.

CAD/USD was unchanged 0.37% to 0.72, while CAD/EUR unchanged 0.45% to 0.67.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.49% at 104.89.