WINNIPEG – The Canadian dollar was left mostly unchanged on Tuesday.
The loonie closed at US$0.7524 or US$1=C$1.3290, down from US$0.7526 or US$1=C$1.3288 on Monday. Earlier today, Statistics Canada (StatCan) reported that manufacturing sales were unchanged in October at C$70.4 billion.
The United States Dollar Index declined 0.16 of a point at 106.50.
Crude oil prices made gains on Tuesday. Brent crude oil increased US$0.64 per barrel to US$93.78. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil jumped US$1.01 at US$86.88/barrel. Western Canadian Select (WCS) climbed up US$1.64/barrel to US$58.17.
The TSX/S&P Composite Index added 72.97 points to 19,994.78.
Gold increased US$5.10 at US$1,782.00 per ounce.
Canada’s agricultural sector fared as follows:
Buhler Ind. unchanged at $ 1.85
Farmer’s Edge Inc. unchanged at $ 0.36
Linamar Corp. up $ 2.15 at $ 63.97
Maple Leaf Foods up $ 0.43 at $ 24.23
Nutrien Ltd. up $ 2.08 at $105.65
Ritchie Bros Auctioneers Inc. up $ 0.75 at $ 75.27
(All figures are in Canadian dollars.)
