By Commodity News Service Canada
WINNIPEG, November 23 (CNS) – The Canadian dollar eked out
a tiny gain on its U.S. counterpart during a quiet day of
trading. U.S. markets were closed for Thanksgiving and will
resume trading tomorrow in limited hours.
The loonie took strength from advances in crude oil prices.
The losses were offset though by weakness in gold bullion and
natural gas.
The Canadian dollar settled on Thursday at US$0.7865 cents
or C$1.2715, compared to Wednesday’s North American close of
US$0.7856 or C$1.2729.
In Toronto, the S&P/TSX Composite Index rose 0.72 points to
16,074.30.
Gains in the energy patch and materials sector were
undermined by losses in health-care and consumer staples.
Canada’s agricultural sector performed as follows:
AGT Food and Ingredients—–dn $ 0.07 at $ 19.71
Agrium Incorporated———-dn $ 0.25 at $137.77
Buhler Industries————– $ 0.00 at $ 4.45
Maple Leaf Foods————-up $ 0.05 at $ 33.95
Potash Corp. of Sask———dn $ 0.09 at $ 24.58
(All figures are in Canadian dollars.)
