By MarketsFarm
WINNIPEG, Aug. 11 (MarketsFarm) – The Canadian dollar was weaker on Friday.
The Canadian dollar settled at US$0.7439 or US$1=C$1.3443 on Friday, which compares with Thursday’s close of US$0.7458 or US$1=C$1.3409.
West Texas Intermediate was up by 0.37 per cent at US$83.13 per barrel.
The TSX Composite Index was stronger, gaining 64.76 points or 0.32 per cent to close at 20,407.64 points.
Canada’s agricultural sector performed as follows:
Buhler Ind.———————-up $ 0.16 at $ 2.28
Linamar Corp.——————–dn $ 1.77 at $ 70.71
Maple Leaf Foods—————–dn $ 0.40 at $ 29.90
Nutrien Ltd.———————dn $ 0.49 at $ 89.44
Ritchie Bros Auctioneers Inc.—-up $ 0.16 at $ 78.02
Farmers Edge Inc.—————-up $ 0.005 at $ 0.22
(All figures are in Canadian dollars.)
