By Commodity News Service Canada
WINNIPEG, November 25 – The Canadian dollar slipped against
its US counterpart in holiday-thinned trading.
Traders are mainly looking ahead to next week when 3Q GDP
figures will be released.
The Canadian dollar closed at C$0.7393 or US$1.3527,
compared to Thursday’s close of C$0.7412 or US$1=C$1.3491.
The S&P/TSX Composite Index finished relatively unchanged
on a quiet day.
Gains in silver, copper and natural gas helped offset
losses in crude oil.
The index closed at 15,075.44.
Canada’s agricultural sector performed as follows:
AGT Food and Ingredients—–dn $ 0.09 at $ 36.98
Agrium Incorporated———-up $ 0.28 at $132.48
Buhler Industries————up $ 0.07 at $ 4.50
Maple Leaf Foods————-dn $ 0.17 at $ 29.12
Potash Corp. of Sask———dn $ 0.01 at $ 23.81
(All figures are in Canadian dollars.)
