By MarketsFarm
WINNIPEG, Jan. 12 (MarketsFarm) – The Canadian dollar was higher Tuesday due to increases in crude oil prices.
As of 8:42 CST, the Canadian dollar was at US$0.7833 or C$1.2766, compared to Monday’s close of US$0.7820 or C$1.2788.
Benchmark crude oil prices were higher Tuesday morning, on expectations that United States oil inventories will be down for a fifth-consecutive week and on Saudi Arabia’s production cut coming in February. Concerns over the rising number of COVID-19 cases stymied further gains.
Brent crude oil gained 55 cents at US$56.21 per barrel. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) was up 45 cents at US$52.70 per barrel. Western Canadian Select (WCS) rose 72 cents at US$38.43 per barrel.
At the start of trading, the TSX/S&P Composite Index was up slightly by 18.54 points at 17,952.99.
Gold was up 60 cents at US$1,844.50 per ounce.
