By Commodity News Service Canada
WINNIPEG, February 13 (CNS) – The Canadian dollar finished
flat against its U.S. counterpart on Tuesday as losses in crude
oil were offset by advances in gold bullion.
The Canadian dollar settled on Tuesday at US$0.7937 cents
or C$1.2600, compared to Monday’s North American close of
US$0.7935 or C$1.2603.
Strength in natural gas and metals helped prop up the
loonie amid market uncertainty.
Canadian bonds were generally higher with the 10-year bond
rising slightly.
The S&P/TSX composite index suffered slight losses to end
the day. Weakness in the energy sector was cited as one of the
key reasons why. The TSX fell 25.41 points or 0.17 percent to
15,216.47.
Canada’s agricultural sector performed as follows:
AGT Food and Ingredients—–dn $ 0.16 at $ 20.00
Buhler Industries————dn $ 0.09 at $ 4.06
Maple Leaf Foods————-up $ 0.41 at $ 34.40
Nutrien Ltd.—————–dn $ 1.06 at $ 56.34
(All figures are in Canadian dollars.)
