By Commodity News Service Canada
WINNIPEG, February 2 – The Canadian dollar lost roughly half a cent against its US counterpart Tuesday. Gains in gold bullion were overshadowed by losses in crude oil.
The Canadian dollar closed at US$0.7129 or US$1 = C$1.4027.
The S&P/TSX Composite Index fell 232.11 points, or 1.83%, to 12,442.26.
Canada’s agricultural sector performed as follows:
AGT Food and Ingredients—–dn $ 0.68 at $ 34.66
Agrium Incorporated———-dn $ 2.29 at $116.95
Buhler Industries————– $ 0.00 at $ 5.02
Maple Leaf Foods————-dn $ 0.46 at $ 22.68
Potash Corp. of Sask———dn $ 0.96 at $ 21.17
(All figures are in Canadian dollars.)
