WINNIPEG – The Canadian dollar bumped up more than a quarter of a United States cent on Monday.
The loonie closed at US$0.7363 or US$1=C$1.3581, compared to US$0.7336 or US$1=C$1.3632 on Friday.
The U.S. Dollar Index lost 0.56 of a point at 104.53.
Brent crude oil eased off US$0.07 at US$90.58 per barrel. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) declined US$0.26 at US$87.25/barrel.
The TSX/S&P Composite Index gained 108.11 points to 20,182.76.
Gold added US$2.70 at US$1,945.40 per ounce.
Canada’s agricultural sector fared as follows:
Buhler Ind. unchanged at $ 2.35
Farmer’s Edge Inc. dn $ 0.005 at $ 0.17
Linamar Corp. up $ 0.23 at $ 69.02
Maple Leaf Foods dn $ 0.06 at $ 27.86
Nutrien Ltd. dn $ 0.45 at $ 85.29
Ritchie Bros Auctioneers Inc. up $ 0.04 at $ 90.42
(All figures are in Canadian dollars.)
