Canadian Financial Close: Loonie advances with oil

By Commodity News Service Canada

WINNIPEG, December 20 – The Canadian dollar rose against
its US counterpart Tuesday, tracking gains in crude oil.
Advances in silver and copper added to the upside.
The Canadian dollar closed at C$0.7481 or US$1.3367,
compared to Monday’s close of C$0.7453 or US$1=C$1.3417.
The S&P/TSX Composite Index posted minor gains on Tuesday
as optimism over the economy helped beat back losses in gold and
natural gas
The index rose 23.11 points or 0.15% to 15,292.96.
Canada’s agricultural sector performed as follows:

AGT Food and Ingredients—–dn $ 0.32 at $ 35.26
Agrium Incorporated———-up $ 2.34 at $134.89
Buhler Industries————– $ 0.00 at $ 4.51
Maple Leaf Foods————-dn $ 0.08 at $ 27.97
Potash Corp. of Sask———up $ 0.47 at $ 24.41

(All figures are in Canadian dollars.)