MONEY IN BRIEF
Currencies
These are indicative wholesale rates for foreign currency provided by the Bank of Canada on Friday. Quotations in Canadian funds.
Australia dollar Brazil real China renminbi Euro
Hong Kong dollar India rupee Indonesia rupiah Japan yen Malaysia ringgit Mexico peso N.Z. dollar Norway krone Peruvian new sol Russia rouble Saudi riyal Singapore dollar South Africa rand South Korean won Sweden krona Switzerland franc Taiwanese dollar Thailand baht Turkey lira
U.K. pound
U.S. dollar Vietnam dong
0.9837 0.3826 0.2002 1.5431 0.1613 0.01959 0.000093 0.01161 0.3201 0.06701 0.9133 0.1578 0.3853 0.02158 0.3362 0.9478 0.1044 0.001159 0.1555 1.3430 0.04297 0.03970 0.3294 1.7408 1.2609 0.000056
Financial highlights
Highlights at the close Friday at world financial market trading. Stocks:
S&P/TSX Composite Index – 15,034.53, down 31.08 points Dow – 24,190.90, up 330.44 points
S&P 500 – 2,619.55, up 38.55 points
Nasdaq – 6,874.49, up 97.33 points
Currencies:
Cdn – 79.31 cents US, down 0.15 of a cent
Pound – C$1.7408, down
1.65 cents
Euro – C$1.5431, up 0.02 of a cent Euro – US$1.2238, down 0.22 of a cent
Oil futures:
US$59.20, down one dollar, 95 cents
(March contract)
Gold futures:
US$1,315.70 per oz., down $3.30 (April contract)
Canadian Fine Silver Handy and Harman: daily quote unavailable from source; office closed on Fridays ( Thursday: $21.413 oz.; $688.43 kg.)
The markets today
TORONTO (CP) — Canada’s main stock index fell in late-morning trading, weighed down by broadbased weakness including losses in the influential energy, materials and financial sectors.
The S&P/TSX composite index was down 89.08 points to 14,976.53, after 90 minutes of trading.
In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was down 12.51 points to 23,847.95. The S&P 500 index was up 13.97 points to 2,594.97 and the Nasdaq composite index was up 26.26 points to 6,803.42.
The Canadian dollar was trading at 79.26 cents US, down from an average price of 79.46 cents US on Thursday.
The March crude contract was down $1.27 to US$59.88 per barrel and the March natural gas contract was down 10 cents to US$2.60 per mmBTU.
The April gold contract was down $3.00 to US$1,313.90 an ounce and the March copper contract was down three cents to US$3.04 a pound.