MONEY IN BRIEF

Currencies

Markets were closed Monday for Victoria Day. These are indicative wholesale rates for foreign currency provided by the Bank of Canada on Friday. 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 0.9670 0.3443 0.2019 1.5163 0.1641 0.01894 0.000091 0.01163 0.3243 0.06468 0.8902 0.1587 0.3920 0.02066 0.3435 0.9587 0.10110 0.001190 0.1472 1.2904 0.04300 0.04000 0.2869 1.7359 1.2880 0.000057

Financial highlights

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

S&P/TSX Composite Index – 16,162.31, up 18.76 points Dow - 24,715.09, up 1.11 points S&P 500 – 2,712.97, down 7.16 points

Nasdaq – 7,354.34, down 28.13 points

Currencies:

Cdn – 77.68 cents US, down 0.48 of a cent

Pound – C$1.7359, up 0.46 of a cent

Euro – C$1.5163, up 0.60 of a cent Euro – US$1.1773, down 0.25 of a cent

Oil futures:

US$71.37, down 20 cents (July contract)

Gold futures:

US$1,291.30 per oz., up $1.90 (June contract)

Canadian Fine Silver Handy and Harman: daily quote unavailable from source; office closed on Fridays ( Thursday: $21.942 oz., $705.44 kg.)

WestJet confident deal will be reached with pilots

CALGARY — WestJet Airlines says they are confident they will reach an agreement with their pilots as negotiations continue this week. The Calgary-based airline’s pilots have had the legal right to commence job action since Saturday, but said they wouldn’t disrupt travel plans over the weekend. The Air Line Pilots Association, which represents WestJet’s pilots, says they will return to the bargaining table in Halifax this week. Neither side says whether progress had been made, but both say they were confident an agreement could be made.