By Commodity News Service Canada
WINNIPEG, October 23 – The Canadian dollar finished weaker
against its US counterpart on Monday, due to broad-based
strength in the American greenback.
Gains in crude oil prices, gold bullion and natural gas
limited the declines.
Wholesale transactions rose half a percent in August, which
also lent some support to the loonie.
The Canadian dollar settled on Monday at US$0.7909 cents or
C$1.2644, compared to Friday’s North American close of
US$0.7936 or C$1.2601.
In Toronto, the S&P/TSX Composite Index fell 1.46 points,
or 0.01% to 15,855.76.
Canada’s agricultural sector performed as follows:
AGT Food and Ingredients—–dn $ 0.40 at $ 20.32
Agrium Incorporated———-up $ 0.51 at $136.30
Buhler Industries————– $ 0.00 at $ 4.45
Maple Leaf Foods————— $ 0.00 at $ 32.62
Potash Corp. of Sask———up $ 0.09 at $ 24.40
(All figures are in Canadian dollars.)
