Compiled by Glen Hallick, MarketsFarm
WINNIPEG, Nov. 24 (MarketsFarm) – The Canadian dollar was higher on Thursday due to a report from Statistics Canada, the United States markets being closed for the Thanksgiving holiday, and movement in the U.S. dollar.
The loonie closed at US$0.7497 or US$1=C$1.3338, compared to Wednesday’s close of US$0.7467 or US$1=C$1.3392.
Statistics Canada reported that the number of job vacancies rose 3.8 per cent in September at nearly 995,000.
On the U.S. Dollar Index, the greenback lost 0.197 of a point at 105.770.
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Brent crude oil nudged lower seven cents at US$85.34 per barrel. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil dipped two cents at US$77.96/barrel. Western Canadian Select (WCS) was unchanged at US$50.75/barrel.
The TSX Composite Index bumped up 61.81 points to finish Thursday at 20,344.07.
Gold gained US$9.40 at US$1,769.80 per ounce.
Canada’s agricultural sector fared as follows:
Buhler Industries unchanged at $ 1.85 Farmers Edge Inc. unchanged at $ 0.32 Linamar Corp. up $ 0.25 at $ 65.95 Maple Leaf Foods up $ 0.04 at $ 24.99 Nutrien Ltd. up $ 2.12 at $108.94 Ritchie Bros Auctioneers Inc. up $ 0.91 at $ 72.46
(All figures are in Canadian dollars.)
