By MarketsFarm
WINNIPEG, Oct. 11 (MarketsFarm) – The Canadian dollar was stronger on Friday, as solid domestic jobs data and improved global economic sentiment provided support.
The Canadian dollar closed at US$0.7577 or US$1=C$1.3198, which compares with Thursday’s close of US$0.7522, or US$1=C$1.3294.
The Canadian economy added 53,700 net jobs in September, taking the unemployment rate down to 5.5 per cent, according to a report from Statistics Canada. Expectations had been for much smaller jobs growth and for the unemployment rate to hold steady at 5.7 per cent.
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The TSX Composite Index was slightly softer, losing 7.52 points, or 0.05 per cent, to close at 16,415.16 points.
Canada’s agricultural sector performed as follows:
Buhler Industries—————- $ 0.00 at $ 3.60
Linamar Corp.——————–up $ 1.26 at $ 40.40
Maple Leaf Foods—————–dn $ 0.42 at $ 28.81
Nutrien Ltd.———————up $ 1.08 at $ 67.20
Ritchie Bros Auctioneers Inc.—-dn $ 0.65 at $ 52.02
Rocky Mountain Dealerships Inc.–dn $ 0.16 at $ 6.94
(All figures are in Canadian dollars.)
