By Commodity News Service Canada
WINNIPEG, November 30 – The Canadian dollar ended higher against its US counterpart Monday, as investors pared back risk ahead of a slew of economic releases.
The Canadian dollar closed at US$0.7489 or US$1 = C$1.3353.
The TSX made advances Monday as a rally in resource stocks and a strong showing by the materials sector buoyed the market.
The S&P/TSX Composite Index jumped 101.59 points, or 0.76%, to 13,469.83.
Canada’s agricultural sector faired as follows:
AGT Food and Ingredients—–dn $ 0.10 at $ 32.25
Agrium Incorporated———-up $ 3.58 at $131.84
Buhler Industries————– $ 0.00 at $ 5.70
Maple Leaf Foods————-up $ 0.33 at $ 22.40
Potash Corp. of Sask———up $ 0.93 at $ 27.03
(All figures are in Canadian dollars.)
