Canada stocks lower at close of trade; S&P/TSX Composite down 0.13%

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Canada stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Mining, Energy and Materials sectors led shares lower.At the close in Toronto, the S&P/TSX Composite fell 0.13%.The best performers of the session on the S&P/TSX Composite were Intertain Group (TO:IT), which rose 5.10% or 0.65 points to trade at 13.39 at the close. Meanwhile, Aimia Inc (TO:AIM) added 4.16% or 0.34 points to end at 8.52 and WestJet Airlines Ltd (TO:WJA) was up 3.47% or 0.77 points to 22.95 in late trade.The worst performers of the session were First Majestic Silver Corp. (TO:FR), which fell 3.34% or 0.45 points to trade at 13.04 at the close. Lundin Mining Corporation (TO:LUN) declined 3.18% or 0.140 points to end at 4.260 and Canadian Energy Services&Technology Corp (TO:CEU) was down 2.89% or 0.100 points to 3.360.Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Toronto Stock Exchange by 586 to 507 and 153 ended unchanged.The S&P/TSX 60 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of S&P/TSX Composite options, was up 4.82% to 13.05.Gold for August delivery was down 0.76% or 9.20 to $1207.50 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in July rose 0.59% or 0.29 to hit $49.62 a barrel, while the August Brent oil contract rose 0.72% or 0.36 to trade at $50.31 a barrel.CAD/USD was down 0.17% to 0.7662, while CAD/EUR fell 0.39% to 0.6879.The US Dollar Index was down 0.01% at 95.72.

United Arab Emirates stocks lower at close of trade; DFM General down 1.61%

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United Arab Emirates stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Insurance, Banking and Consumer Staples sectors led shares lower.At the close in Dubai, the DFM General declined 1.61%, while the ADX General index lost 0.88%.The best performers of the session on the DFM General were National Cement Company P.S.C. (DU:NCC), which rose 14.92% or 0.440 points to trade at 3.390 at the close. Meanwhile, Drake&Scull International PJSC (DU:DSI) added 2.03% or 0.011 points to end at 0.554 and Air Arabia PJSC (DU:AIRA) was up 0.78% or 0.010 points to 1.300 in late trade.The worst performers of the session were Oman Insurance Company P.S.C. (DU:OIC), which fell 8.50% or 0.130 points to trade at 1.400 at the close. Takaful House (DU:DTKF) declined 4.90% or 0.025 points to end at 0.485 and Dubai Islamic Bank (DU:DISB) was down 4.06% or 0.220 points to 5.200.The top performers on the ADX General were National Marine Dredging PSC (AD:NMDC) which rose 7.06% to 4.85, Rak Ceramics (AD:RKCE) which was up 1.76% to settle at 3.46 and Commercial Bank International (AD:CBI) which gained 1.00% to close at 2.02.The worst performers were Green Crs Ins (AD:GCIC) which was down 9.41% to 0.770 in late trade, Natl Bk Of Ad (AD:NBAD) which lost 7.20% to settle at 7.61 and Arkan Building Materials Co PJSC (AD:ARKN) which was down 4.71% to 0.8100 at the close.Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Dubai Stock Exchange by 24 to 8 and 4 ended unchanged; on the Abu Dhabi Stock Exchange, 13 fell and 8 advanced, while 10 ended unchanged.Shares in Oman Insurance Company P.S.C. (DU:OIC) fell to all time lows; losing 8.50% or 0.130 to 1.400.Crude oil for July delivery was up 0.59% or 0.29 to $49.62 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in August rose 0.72% or 0.36 to hit $50.31 a barrel, while the August Gold contract fell 0.76% or 9.20 to trade at $1207.50 a troy ounce.USD/AED was unchanged 0.00% to 3.6730, while EUR/AED rose 0.23% to 4.0910.The US Dollar Index was down 0.01% at 95.72.