Glacier FarmMedia MarketsFarm – The Canadian dollar was slightly higher to start the week.
The loonie closed at US$0.7435 or US$1=C$1.3450, compared to US$0.7431 or US$1=C$1.3458 on Friday. The United States Dollar Index was up 0.01 of a point at 104.12.
Crude oil prices were mixed on Monday. Brent crude oil declined US$0.13 at US$82.06 per barrel. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) added US$0.17 at US$77.01/barrel.
The TSX/S&P Composite Index was up 57.70 points at 21,067.30.
Gold was down US$4.50 at US$2,034.20 per ounce.
Canada’s agricultural sector fared as follows:
Buhler Ind.                     unchanged      at $ 2.19
Farmer’s Edge Inc.              unchanged     at $  0.345
Linamar Corp.                   up  $ 1.37     at $ 66.70
Maple Leaf Foods                up  $ 0.07     at $ 26.03
Nutrien Ltd.                    up  $ 1.22    at $ 67.30
RB Global Inc.                  dn  $ 0.79   at $ 91.69
(All figures are in Canadian dollars.)
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