Glacier FarmMedia — The Canadian dollar was slightly firmer on Friday but was still down on a weekly basis for the fourth week in a row.
The Canadian dollar settled at US$0.7125 or US$1=C$1.4035, which compares with Thursday’s close of US$0.7118 or US$1=C$1.4048.
The continued shutdown of the U.S. government and resulting lack of economic data remained a feature in the financial markets.
West Texas Intermediate crude oil was up by 0.23 per cent at US$57.59 per barrel.
The TSX Composite Index lost 350.32 points at 30,108.48 points.
