By Commodity News Service Canada
WINNIPEG, November 22 – The Canadian dollar finished weaker
against its US counterpart on Tuesday, tracking losses in crude
oil prices.
Gains in gold, silver and copper limited the downside.
The Canadian dollar closed at C$0.7433 or US$1.3453,
compared to Monday’s close of C$0.7455 or US$1=C$1.3413.
The S&P/TSX Composite Index posted gains on Tuesday as the
new US administration’s fiscal plans lifted investor interest.
The metals sector finished 1.2 percent strong while the
industrial’s group ended 1 percent higher.
Health-care companies were one of the few sectors to
decline at day’s end. Valeant finished 2.7 percent lower while
ProMetic Life Sciences dropped 4.9 percent.
The index climbed 60.51 points, or 0.4%, to close at
15,100.38.
Canada’s agricultural sector performed as follows:
AGT Food and Ingredients—–up $ 1.14 at $ 36.70
Agrium Incorporated———-dn $ 1.45 at $133.64
Buhler Industries————– $ 0.00 at $ 4.69
Maple Leaf Foods————-up $ 0.30 at $ 29.17
Potash Corp. of Sask———dn $ 0.42 at $ 24.07
(All figures are in Canadian dollars.)
