By Commodity News Service Canada
WINNIPEG, Sept. 14 (CNS) – The Canadian dollar finished
relatively flat against its American counterpart on Friday.
The loonie was weighed down by losses in natural gas, gold
bullion and other metals.
Gains in crude oil mitigated the losses.
The loonie finished at US$0.7691 or C$1.3003, compared to
Thursday’s North American close of US$0.7694 or C$1.2997.
The S&P/TSX Composite Index rose 11.78 points, or 0.07%, to
16,013.49. The market took strength from gains in the
transportation sector.
Canada’s agricultural sector performed as follows:
AGT Food and Ingredients—–dn $ 0.04 at $ 18.21
Buhler Industries————– $ 0.00 at $ 3.60
Maple Leaf Foods————-dn $ 0.40 at $ 31.51
Nutrien Ltd.—————–dn $ 0.36 at $ 73.00
Rocky Mountain Dealerships—up $ 0.07 at $ 10.55
Linamar Corp—————–dn $ 0.44 at $ 60.62
Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers—-up $ 0.15 at $ 49.42
(All figures are in Canadian dollars.)
