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Canadian Financial Close: TSX reaches all-time high close

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Glacier FarmMedia MarketsFarm – The Canadian dollar made little change on Friday.

The loonie closed at US$0.7338 or US$1=C$1.3628, compared to US$0.7340 or US$1=C$1.3624 on Thursday. The United States Dollar Index dropped 0.35 of a point at 104.09.

Crude oil prices were lower after a day of volatile trading. Brent crude oil declined US$0.32 at US$85.08 per barrel. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) dipped US$0.37 at US$82.25/barrel.

The TSX/S&P Composite Index hit another all-time high close, gaining 129.39 points at 22,673.52.

Gold lost US$5.30 at US$2,416.60 per ounce.

Canada’s agricultural sector fared as follows:

Buhler Ind.                      unchanged      at $  2.02

Farmer’s Edge Inc.               unchanged      at $  0.345

Linamar Corp.                    up  $ 0.38     at $ 67.13

Maple Leaf Foods                 unchanged      at $ 24.51

Nutrien Ltd.                     up  $ 0.06     at $ 67.78

RB Global Inc.                   up  $ 0.83     at $108.26

(All figures are in Canadian dollars.)