By Commodity News Service Canada
WINNIPEG, June 19 (CNS) – The Canadian dollar ended lower
against its U.S. counterpart on Tuesday, weakened by losses in
crude oil, natural gas, gold and other precious metals.
The loonie finished at US$0.7532 or C$1.3276, compared to
Monday’s North American close of US$0.7571 or C$1.3208.
The escalating trade turmoil between China and the United
States has prompted many traders to head for the sidelines due
to all the uncertainty.
The S&P/TSX Composite Index dropped 67.10 points, or 0.41%,
to 16,316.53.
Canada’s agricultural sector performed as follows:
AGT Food and Ingredients—–dn $ 0.26 at $ 14.94
Buhler Industries————dn $ 0.07 at $ 3.69
Maple Leaf Foods————-dn $ 0.39 at $ 32.23
Nutrien Ltd.—————–dn $ 0.33 at $ 70.20
(All figures are in Canadian dollars.)
