Canadian Financial Close: C$ hits one-month high

By MarketsFarm

WINNIPEG, Oct. 7 (MarketsFarm) – The Canadian dollar was stronger on Thursday, hitting its highest level in one month relative to its United States counterpart.
The Canadian dollar settled at US$0.7963 or US$1=C$1.2558 on Thursday, which compares with Wednesday’s North American close of US$0.7928 or US$1=C$1.2613.
West Texas Intermediate was up by 1.8 per cent, at US$78.79 per barrel.
The TSX Composite Index was stronger, up 224.55 points, or 1.11 per cent, to close at 20,416.21 points.

Canada’s agricultural sector performed as follows:

Buhler Industries—————- $ 0.00 at $ 3.21
Linamar Corp.——————–up $ 0.55 at $ 66.06
Maple Leaf Foods—————–up $ 0.12 at $ 26.92
Nutrien Ltd.———————up $ 1.57 at $ 87.16
Ritchie Bros Auctioneers Inc.—-up $ 1.48 at $ 80.71
Farmers Edge Inc.—————-up $ 0.02 at $ 4.44

(All figures are in Canadian dollars.)