By Commodity News Service Canada
WINNIPEG, February 18 – The Canadian dollar finished lower against its US counterpart Thursday, following losses in crude oil. US inventory data was bearish as it pointed toward a continued oversupply.
However, advances in gold helped limit the decline.
The Canadian dollar closed at US$0.7273 or US$1 = C$1.3749.
The Standard & Poor’s/TSX Composite Index finished higher for the fifth consecutive session Thursday, on the back of stronger metals and consumer stocks.
The S&P/TSX Composite Index rose 64.20 points, or 0.50%, to 12,931.36.
Canada’s agricultural sector performed as follows:
AGT Food and Ingredients—–up $ 0.96 at $ 36.75
Agrium Incorporated———-up $ 0.13 at $116.09
Buhler Industries————– $ 0.00 at $ 5.03
Maple Leaf Foods————-dn $ 0.18 at $ 23.58
Potash Corp. of Sask———up $ 0.32 at $ 23.63
(All figures are in Canadian dollars.)
