Glacier FarmMedia MarketsFarm –Â The Canadian dollar bounced back to end the week.
The loonie closed at US$0.7470 or US$1=C$1.3387, compared to US$0.7458 or US$1=C$1.3409 on Thursday. The United States Dollar Index was up 0.13 of a point at 102.42.
Crude oil prices rose on Friday after the U.S. launched strikes on Houthi rebels in Yemen. Brent crude oil gained US$0.96 at US$78.37 per barrel. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) added US$0.74 at US$72.76/barrel.
The TSX/S&P Composite Index was up 71.82 points at 20,990.22.
Gold jumped US$32.70 at US$2,051.90 per ounce.
Canada’s agricultural sector fared as follows:
Buhler Ind.                     unchanged      at $ 2.47
Farmer’s Edge Inc.              unchanged     at $  0.34
Linamar Corp.                   dn  $ 0.77     at $ 62.92
Maple Leaf Foods                up  $ 0.30     at $ 25.99
Nutrien Ltd.                    dn  $ 2.15    at $ 68.69
RB Global Inc.                  dn  $ 2.18   at $ 86.07
(All figures are in Canadian dollars.)
