By MarketsFarm
WINNIPEG, July 30 (MarketsFarm) – The Canadian dollar dropped four-tenths of a cent on Thursday due to weakness in crude oil.
The loonie finished at US$0.7445 or US$1=C$1.3432, compared to Wednesday when it closed at US$0.7485 or US$1=C$1.3360.
Benchmark crude oil prices were lower on Thursday, following a Department of Commerce report that stated the United States gross domestic product plummeted by a record 32.9 per cent in the second quarter of 2020. Also, the markets were rankled after President Donald Trump suggested the U.S. elections in November could be postponed.
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Brent crude oil was down 51 cents at US$43.24 per barrel. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil lost 97 cents at US$40.30 per barrel. Western Canadian Select (WCS) crude oil fell US$1.34 at US$30.17 per barrel.
Gold dropped US$17.07 on Thursday to finish at US$1,953.72 per ounce, backing away from record highs.
The TSX Composite Index was flat on Thursday, with a gain of 4.63 to finish at 16,299.29.
Canada’s agricultural sector fared as follows:
Buhler Industries dn $ 0.13 at $ 2.70
Linamar Corp. dn $ 0.14 at $ 41.63
Maple Leaf Foods up $ 1.49 at $ 29.22
Nutrien Ltd. up $ 0.10 at $ 44.83
Ritchie Bros Auctioneers Inc. up $ 1.45 at $ 62.23
Rocky Mountain Dealerships Inc. unchanged at $ 4.35
(All figures are in Canadian dollars.)
