By Commodity News Service Canada
WINNIPEG, February 12 (CNS) – The Canadian dollar eked out
a tiny gain against its U.S. counterpart to start the week,
tracking advances in crude oil and gold bullion.
The Canadian dollar settled on Monday at US$0.7935 cents or
C$1.2603, compared to Friday’s North American close of
US$0.7931 or C$1.2609.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average continues to recover from
last week’s selloff. The market climbed 1.39 per cent on the
day.
Investors are looking ahead to Friday when Canadian
manufacturing data is set to be released.
The S&P/TSX composite index rose 207.35 points or 1.38
percent to 15,241.88.
Canada’s agricultural sector performed as follows:
AGT Food and Ingredients—–dn $ 0.12 at $ 20.16
Buhler Industries————– $ 0.00 at $ 4.15
Maple Leaf Foods————-up $ 0.11 at $ 33.99
Nutrien Ltd.—————–up $ 1.35 at $ 57.40
(All figures are in Canadian dollars.)
