By Phil Franz-Warkentin
Glacier FarmMedia MarketsFarm – The Canadian dollar held relatively steady on Thursday, taking a pause after hitting its strongest level in five weeks relative to its United States counterpart on Wednesday.
The Canadian dollar settled at US$0.7342 or US$1=C$1.3620 on Wednesday, which compares with Wednesday’s close of US$0.7345 or US$1=C$1.3615.
West Texas Intermediate crude oil was stronger, up 0.83 per cent at US$79.28 per barrel.
The TSX Composite Index was up by 15.07 points to close at 22,299.83 points.
Canada’s agricultural sector performed as follows:
Buhler Ind.———————- $ 0.00 at $ 2.17
Linamar Corp.——————– $ 0.00 at $ 71.81
Maple Leaf Foods—————–dn $ 0.05 at $ 23.82
Nutrien Ltd.———————dn $ 0.16 at $ 77.86
RB Global Inc.——————-dn $ 1.32 at $102.19
Farmers Edge Inc.—————- $ 0.00 at $ 0.35
(All figures are in Canadian dollars.)
