WINNIPEG – The Canadian dollar was at a standstill to end the month.
The loonie closed at US$0.7389 or US$1=C$1.3533, unchanged from Thursday.
The United States Dollar Index increased 0.43 of a point at 102.57.
Crude oil rose as exports as Iraq and the semi-autonomous province of Kurdistan remained at an impasse. Brent crude oil added US$0.50 per barrel to US$79.77. Meanwhile, West Texas Intermediate (WTI) jumped US$1.21 at US$75.58/barrel.
The TSX/S&P Composite Index gained 158.90 points to close at 20,099.89.
Gold dropped US$10.40 at US$1,987.30 per ounce.
Canada’s agricultural sector fared as follows:
Buhler Ind. unchanged at $ 2.20
Farmer’s Edge Inc. dn $ 0.005 at $ 0.18
Linamar Corp. up $ 1.89 at $ 65.03
Maple Leaf Foods up $ 0.24 at $ 26.15
Nutrien Ltd. up $ 1.51 at $ 99.81
Ritchie Bros Auctioneers Inc. up $ 1.12 at $ 76.04
(All figures are in Canadian dollars.)
