The Canadian stock market realised another month of positive returns in November. This positive outcome unfolded as reported quarterly results were coming in line with investors expectations and in a context of diminishing international trade tensions.
The S&P/TSX Total Return Index rose by 3.6% in November and the S&P 500 also rose by 3.6% while the MSCI World produced a 0.9% positive return. At November end, the 12-months S&P/TSX Total Return Index gain was 15.7% nearly in line with the S&P500 gain of 16.1% and higher than the MSCI World 12-month increase of 11.8%.
The best TSX sector for the month of November was Information Technology up 8.6%, followed by Consumer Staples up 5.8%, and Consumer Discretionary up 5.5%. On the contrary, the worst performing sectors were Health Care (-2.8%), Real Estate (-1.0%) and Material down (0.1%).
Looking more specifically at INOC, the fund was up 5.4% and the best performers in November were Gildan Activewear (+16.4%) the t-shirt manufacturer, Parex Energy (10.1%) an oil producer with assets in Colombia, and Alimentation Couche-Tard. (+10.0%), the Canadian convenience store operator with a global footprint.
On the contrary, the weakest contributor to INOC was Norbord, which was down 4.1%, on after a strong showing in October. The negative contributors were Equitable down 4.1% and TD Bank down 1.8%. All the other constituents of INOC had a positive performance for the month of November.
