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 0.9728

Brazil real 0.3709

China renminbi 0.2029

Euro 1.5558 Hong

Kong dollar 0.1638

India rupee 0.01928

Indonesia rupiah 0.000093

Japan yen 0.01178

Malaysia ringgit 0.3281

Mexico peso 0.06880 N.Z.

dollar 0.9088

Norway krone 0.1612

Peruvian new sol 0.3970

Russia rouble 0.02066

Saudi riyal 0.3428

Singapore dollar 0.9706

South Africa rand 0.10400

South Korean won 0.001203

Sweden krona 0.1480

Switzerland franc 1.3001

Taiwanese dollar 0.04349

Thailand baht 0.04077

Turkey lira 0.3176 U.K.

pound 1.7717 U.S. dollar 1.2857

Vietnam dong 0.000056

Financial highlights

Highlights at the close Friday at world financial market trading. Stocks:

S&P/TSX Composite Index – 15,668.93, up 31.34 points (as of 1:39 p.m.)

Dow – 24,311.19, down 11.15 points

S&P 500 2,669.91, up 2.97 points Nasdaq – 7,119.80, up 1.12 points Currencies:

Cdn – 77.78 cents US, up 0.03 of a cent

Pound – C$1.7717, down 2.14 cents

Euro – C$1.5558, down 0.43 of a cent

Euro – US$1.2101, down 0.29 of a cent

Oil futures:

US$68.10, down nine cents (June contract)

Gold futures:

US$1,323.40 per oz., up $5.50 (June contract)

Canadian Fine Silver Handy and Harman: daily quote unavailable from source; office closed on Fridays ( Thursday: $22.046 oz., $708.78 kg.)

The markets today

TORONTO (CP) — Canada’s main stock index was shut down early Friday afternoon after technical issues prevented users from accessing the Toronto Stock Exchange, while U.S. markets were mixed. Before an “internal technical issue” prompted the TMX Group to shut down its exchanges at

3 p.m., the latest data reading at 1:39 p.m. showed the S&P/TSX composite index was up 31.34 points to 15,668.93.

The TMX Group said in a statement Friday that it had identified the issue and was working to fix it, and expects to resume trading on Monday. Meanwhile, U.S. markets were largely flat despite strong earnings including from Amazon Inc., whose shares surged to an all-time high on the e-commerce giant’s better-than-expected results. Amazon shares later closed up 3.6 per cent to US$1,572.62 on the Nasdaq.

In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average closed down 11.15 points to 24,311.19. The S&P 500 index closed up 2.97 points to 2,669.91 and the Nasdaq composite index closed up 1.12 points to 7,119.80.