By MarketsFarm
WINNIPEG, June 4 (MarketsFarm) – The Canadian dollar was stronger Tuesday morning, along with the Toronto Stock Exchange.
As of 8:38 CDT, the Canadian dollar was at US$0.7448 or C$1.3430. That compares to Monday’s North American close of US$0.7424 or C$1.3470.
The TSX/S&P Composite Index was up 67.72 points at 16,083.61 points.
Crude oil prices were steady to down this morning, as demand is starting to erode over fears the United States/China trade war will trigger a global economic slowdown or a recession. West Texas Intermediate crude oil was steady with a gain of one cent at US$53.26 per barrel, while Brent crude oil was down 19 cents at US$61.09 per barrel.
Gold was down 10 cents at US$1,327.80 per ounce.
