By MarketsFarm
WINNIPEG, Sept. 4 (MarketsFarm) – The Canadian dollar was stronger ahead of the Labour Day long weekend.
The dollar finished the day at US$0.7654 or US$1=C$1.3064, compared to Thursday when it closed at US$0.7620 or US$1=C$1.3123.
The TSX Composite Index lost 230.88 points to close at 16,218.01.
Benchmark crude oil prices were weaker. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) was down $1.86 to close at US$39.51. Brent Crude was down US$1.66 at US$42.41.
Canada’s agricultural sector fared as follows:
Buhler Int. unchanged at $ 2.55
Linamar Corp. dn $ 0.34 at $ 41.67
Maple Leaf Foods dn $ 0.39 at $ 28.31
Nutrien Ltd. up $ 0.21 at $ 49.21
Ritchie Bros Auctioneers Inc. dn $ 1.39 at $ 74.61
Rocky Mountain Dealerships Inc. dn $ 0.35 at $ 5.50
(All figures are in Canadian dollars.)
