WINNIPEG – The Canadian dollar stayed mostly unchanged from the weekend.
The loonie closed at US$0.7345 or US$1=C$1.3615, down from US$0.7348 or US$1=C$1.3610 on Friday. The United States Dollar Index lost 0.20 of a point at 104.32.
Crude oil ended the day with gains after a downturn this morning following China’s announcement of more modest economic goals. Brent crude oil advanced US$0.45 per barrel to US$86.28. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) made US$0.87 at US$80.55/barrel. Western Canadian Select (WCS) added US$0.57/barrel to US$65.22.
The TSX/S&P Composite Index lost 66.78 points to 20,514.80, due to weakness in the energy and base metal sectors.
Gold was down US$2.80 at US$1,851.80 per ounce.
Canada’s agricultural sector fared as follows:
Buhler Ind. dn $ 0.08 at $ 2.41
Farmer’s Edge Inc. up $ 0.015 at $ 0.265
Linamar Corp. up $ 0.79 at $ 76.67
Maple Leaf Foods dn $ 0.14 at $ 27.95
Nutrien Ltd. dn $ 1.98 at $110.59
Ritchie Bros Auctioneers Inc. up $ 2.59 at $ 82.89
(All figures are in Canadian dollars.)
