By Commodity News Service Canada
WINNIPEG, November 10 – The Canadian dollar declined
against its US counterpart Thursday tracking losses in crude oil
and natural gas.
The Canadian dollar closed at C$0.7475 or US$1.3378,
compared to Wednesday’s close of C$0.7475 or US$1=C$1.3378.
The S&P/TSX Composite Index finished slightly lower as
traders positioned themselves ahead of the long weekend. Losses
in gold and crude oil were behind much of the downside. Canadian
markets are closed Friday for Remembrance Day.
The index dipped 15.66 points, or 0.11%, to close at
14,744.25.
Canada’s agricultural sector performed as follows:
AGT Food and Ingredients—–dn $ 1.98 at $ 34.75
Agrium Incorporated———-up $ 4.73 at $131.94
Buhler Industries————up $ 0.26 at $ 4.69
Maple Leaf Foods————-dn $ 0.09 at $ 28.09
Potash Corp. of Sask———up $ 0.96 at $ 23.74
(All figures are in Canadian dollars.)
