Toronto stocks moved ahead Monday, setting a new all-time high close, as strength in industrials and materials sectors offset a weak performance in the energy sector.

The S&P/TSX composite index moved up 57.31, or 0.43%, to 13,482.33.

Six of the 10 TSX main sub-groups ended higher.

The materials index moved up 0.66%, while the gold sub-index fell 0.06%. Gold futures fell $2.50 to close at $676.90.

Alcan Inc. gained 57¢, or 0.93%, to $61.73.

The industrials sector gained 2.24%.

CN Railway gained $2.68, or 5.27%, to $53.58 as the company announced it would expand its non-railway business.

The energy index fell 0.28%.

Light, sweet crude for May delivery sank $2.77 to $61.51 a barrel.

EnCana Corp. gained 5¢, or 0.08%, to $59.90.

The S&P TSX Venture Exchange moved up 26.20, or 0.80%, to 3,283.63.

In New York, markets were mixed and little changed as investors responded to merger and acquisition news, but were kept in check by lingering concerns over the strength of the domestic economy.

The Dow Jones industrial average gained 8.94, or 0.07%, to 12,569.14, the Nasdaq composite index fell 2.16, or 0.09% to 2,469.18, the S&P 500 index rose 0.85, or 0.06%, to 1,444.61