Canadian Financial Close: TSX reaches all-time high close
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.)