Toronto stocks ended moderately higher Monday, despite a volatile session, as gains in the material sector led the broader market in an ultimately positive session.

The S&P/TSX composite index moved up 34.32 points, or 0.25%, to 13,832.82.

Nine of the 10 TSX main sub-groups were up.

The energy index moved up 0.15%.

Light, sweet crude futures moved $1.21 higher at US$65.97 a barrel.

Oilexco Inc. gained 17¢, or 1.41%, to $12.22.

The materials group gained 0.54%, while the gold sub-index gained 0.52%.

Gold futures contract gained $8.70 at US$659.00 an ounce.

Kinross Gold Corp. gained 10¢, or 0.74%, to $13.68.

Financials gained 0.22%. ING Canada Inc. gained 13¢, or 0.28%, to $45.90.

The Canadian dollar moved down 0.03 of a cent to US94.29¢.

The S&P/TSX Venture composite index edged ahead 3.14 points, or 0.10%, to 3,193.69.

In New York, markets ended little changed after a volatile day of trading as investors remained cautious in light of fears of a rising interest rates environment.

The Dow Jones industrial average ended essentially flat, inching ahead 0.57 of a point to 13,424.96, the Nasdaq composite index fell 1.39, or 0.05%, to 2,572.15 and the S&P5 00 advanced 1.45 of a point, or 0.10%, to 1,509.12.