The Canadian dollar ended an up-and-down week on a low note, albeit higher than the week before.
The loonie closed at US$0.7188 or US$1=C$1.3913, compared to US$0.7212 or US$1=C$1.3866 on Thursday. The United States Dollar Index was up 0.49 of a point at 105.00.
Crude oil tumbled on Friday due to Chinese economic woes. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) fell US$1.98 at US$70.38 per barrel. Brent crude oil dropped US$1.69 at US$73.94/barrel.
The TSX/S&P Composite Index lost 86.53 points at 24,759.40.
Gold subtracted $13.20 per ounce at US$2,692.60.
Canada’s agricultural sector fared as follows:
Buhler Ind.                     unchanged      at $ 2.40
Farmer’s Edge Inc.              unchanged     at $ 0.345
Linamar Corp.                   up $ 0.75     at $ 59.32
Maple Leaf Foods                up  $ 0.09    at $ 22.56
Nutrien Ltd.                    dn  $ 0.63     at $ 67.21
RB Global Inc.                  up $ 4.00    at $127.82
(All figures are in Canadian dollars.)
