By Commodity News Service Canada
WINNIPEG, January 3 – The Canadian dollar ended relatively
unchanged against its US counterpart Tuesday. Trading was quiet
as traders returned from the holiday break and analyzed their
positions.
The Canadian dollar closed at C$0.7444 or US$1=C$1.3433,
compared to Friday’s close of C$0.0.7448 or US$1=C$1.3427.
The S&P/TSX Composite Index finished higher on the day,
taking strength from gains in the financial sector and mining.
The materials sector reaped a 2.3% gain.
Gains in gold and silver helped offset declines in crude
oil.
The index jumped 115.44 points or 0.8% to 15,403.03.
Canada’s agricultural sector performed as follows:
AGT Food and Ingredients—–dn $ 0.59 at $ 36.05
Agrium Incorporated———-dn $ 0.14 at $134.82
Buhler Industries————up $ 0.04 at $ 4.48
Maple Leaf Foods————-dn $ 0.12 at $ 28.00
Potash Corp. of Sask———up $ 0.08 at $ 24.37
(All figures are in Canadian dollars.)
