By Commodity News Service Canada
WINNIPEG, June 1 – The Canadian dollar ended flat against
its US counterpart on Thursday, as losses in crude oil were
offset by a robust US jobs report.
US companies created 253,000 jobs last month, which
exceeded analysts’ expectations of just 180,000.
The Canadian dollar closed at US$0.7407 or C$1.3500,
compared to Wednesday’s close of US$0.7407 or C$1.3500.
The S&P/TSX Composite Index posted gains on Thursday,
lifted by gains in energy and financial shares.
US stocks set some records on the day following robust
economic data.
The index rose 120.00 points, or 0.78%, to 15,469.91.
Canada’s agricultural sector performed as follows:
AGT Food and Ingredients—–up $ 0.49 at $ 26.35
Agrium Incorporated———-dn $ 0.33 at $124.49
Buhler Industries————dn $ 0.10 at $ 4.40
Maple Leaf Foods————-up $ 0.55 at $ 34.87
Potash Corp. of Sask———dn $ 0.03 at $ 22.28
(All figures are in Canadian dollars.)
