By Commodity News Service Canada
WINNIPEG, Feb. 13 (CNS Canada) – The Canadian dollar was slightly firmer on Wednesday, as gains in crude oil underpinned the energy-linked currency.
The Canadian dollar closed at US$0.7553 or US$1=C$1.3240, which compares with Tuesday’s close of US$0.7548, or US$1=C$1.3248.
Optimism over improving trade relations between the United States and China also lent some spillover support to the Canadian currency, as Canada would also benefit from improved relations between those two large countries.
The S&P/TSX Composite Index was weaker on Wednesday. The index lost 15.37 points, or 0.1 per cent, to close at 15,626.73 points.
Canada’s agricultural sector performed as follows:
AGT Food and Ingredients———up $ 0.03 at $ 17.87
Buhler Industries—————-unchanged at $ 3.61
Linamar Corp.——————–dn $ 0.87 at $ 48.50
Maple Leaf Foods—————–dn $ 0.23 at $ 29.76
Nutrien Ltd.———————up $ 0.33 at $ 71.67
Ritchie Bros Auctioneers Inc.—-dn $ 0.31 at $ 47.86
Rocky Mountain Dealerships Inc.–dn $ 0.15 at $ 8.84
(All figures are in Canadian dollars.)
