By Commodity News Service Canada
WINNIPEG, May 5 – The Canadian dollar ended flat against its US counterpart on Thursday.
Gains in gold and crude oil were balanced out by fears over the pace of global growth.
The Canadian dollar closed at US$0.7771 or US$1=C$1.2868, which compares with Wednesday’s close of US$0.7770, or US$1=C$1.2870.
The Standard & Poor’s/TSX Composite Index was unchanged Thursday, as gains in oil helped offset losses in banks and energy shares.
Suncor Energy dropped 3 percent on the day.
The S&P/TSX Composite finished at 13,632.01.
Canada’s agricultural sector performed as follows:
AGT Food and Ingredients—–up $ 0.42 at $ 40.04
Agrium Incorporated———-dn $ 3.04 at $107.87
Buhler Industries————dn $ 0.05 at $ 4.86
Maple Leaf Foods————-up $ 0.57 at $ 28.60
Potash Corp. of Sask———dn $ 0.83 at $ 20.60
(All figures are in Canadian dollars.)
