The materials sector, which includes precious and base metals miners and fertilizer companies, lost 0.7% as gold futures fell 0.3% to $1,799.9 an ounce
Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX composite index was up 145.84 points, or 0.72%, at 20,337.5, led by a more than 1% jump in both technology and consumer discretionary stocks
Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX composite index was up 49.72 points, or 0.24%, at 20,388.74, with the surge in Trillium lifting the healthcare index to a two-week high