Canadian Financial Close: C$ steady

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Glacier FarmMedia MarketsFarm – The Canadian dollar held relatively steady on Thursday, taking a pause after hitting its strongest level in five weeks relative to its United States counterpart on Wednesday.

The Canadian dollar settled at US$0.7342 or US$1=C$1.3620 on Wednesday, which compares with Wednesday’s close of US$0.7345 or US$1=C$1.3615.

West Texas Intermediate crude oil was stronger, up 0.83 per cent at US$79.28 per barrel.

The TSX Composite Index was up by 15.07 points to close at 22,299.83 points.

Canada’s agricultural sector performed as follows:

Buhler Ind.———————-    $ 0.00    at $  2.17

Linamar Corp.——————–    $ 0.00    at $ 71.81

Maple Leaf Foods—————–dn  $ 0.05    at $ 23.82

Nutrien Ltd.———————dn  $ 0.16    at $ 77.86

RB Global Inc.——————-dn  $ 1.32    at $102.19

Farmers Edge Inc.—————-    $ 0.00    at $  0.35

(All figures are in Canadian dollars.)