By Commodity News Service Canada
WINNIPEG, Oct. 25 (CNS) – The Canadian dollar closed lower
Friday, weighed down by a drop in the stock market.
The Canadian dollar settled Friday at US$0.7629 or C$
1.3108, compared to Thursday’s North American close of US$0.7648
or C$1.3076.
Oil prices were slightly higher Friday, as Saudi Arabia
warned of an oversupply. Brent crude gained 0.4 per cent to
settle at US$77.22 per barrel. United States crude added 0.46
per cent to US$67.64 per barrel.
Gold prices were up Friday, as the U.S. dollar weakened in
value. Spot gold added 0.2 per cent to US$1,233.88 per ounce.
In Toronto, the S&P/TSX Composite closed lower Friday. It
fell 35.82 points, or 0.24 per cent, to settle at 14,888.26.
Canada’s agricultural sector performed as follows:
AGT Food and Ingredients———dn $ 0.07 at $ 17.55
Buhler Industries—————-unchanged at $ 3.60
Linamar Crop.——————–up $ 2.67 at $ 54.50
Maple Leaf Foods—————–dn $ 1.75 at $ 30.83
Nutrien Ltd.———————up $ 0.87 at $ 67.07
Ritchie Bros Auctioneers Inc.—-up $ 0.34 at $ 42.21
Rocky Mountain Dealerships Inc.–dn $ 0.18 at $ 9.57
(All figures are in Canadian dollars.)
