By Commodity News Service Canada
WINNIPEG, July 27 (CNS) – The Canadian dollar finished
slightly higher Friday, compared to Thursday’s close.
The Canadian dollar settled Friday at US$0.7656 or
C$1.3062, compared to Thursday’s North American close of
US$0.7654 or C$1.3065.
Oil prices fell Friday, weighed down by a drop in the
United States stock market. Brent crude dropped 25 cents to
US$74.29 per barrel.
In Toronto, the S&P/TSX Composite closed lower Friday,
dragged down by losses in technology stocks. The TSX/S&P fell
61.78 points, or 0.38 per cent, to 16,394.95, around market
close.
Canada’s agricultural sector performed as follows:
AGT Food and Ingredients———up $ 0.32 at $ 18.08
Buhler Industries—————-unchanged at $ 3.60
Linamar Crop.——————–up $ 1.30 at $ 59.99
Maple Leaf Foods—————–up $ 0.36 at $ 31.95
Nutrien Ltd.———————dn $ 0.02 at $ 70.28
Ritchie Bros Auctioneers Inc.—-dn $ 0.18 at $ 43.04
Rocky Mountain Dealerships Inc.–dn $ 0.08 at $ 11.84
(All figures are in Canadian dollars.)
