By Commodity News Service Canada
WINNIPEG, December 21 – The Canadian dollar finished lower
against its US counterpart Wednesday, tracking losses in crude
oil and gold.
The Canadian dollar closed at C$0.7459 or US$1.3407,
compared to Tuesday’s close of C$0.7481 or US$1=C$1.3367.
The S&P/TSX Composite Index finished slightly higher on
Wednesday. The market took strength from industrials which led
seven of Toronto’s 12 major subgroups higher.
On the other side, health-care fell by nearly a percentage
point.
The index rose 12.93 points or 0.08% to 15,305.89.
Canada’s agricultural sector performed as follows:
AGT Food and Ingredients—–up $ 0.24 at $ 35.50
Agrium Incorporated———-dn $ 1.05 at $133.84
Buhler Industries————up $ 0.24 at $ 4.75
Maple Leaf Foods————-dn $ 0.02 at $ 27.95
Potash Corp. of Sask———dn $ 0.29 at $ 24.12
(All figures are in Canadian dollars.)
