MONEY IN BRIEF

Currencies

These are indicative wholesale rates for foreign currency provided by the Bank of Canada on Tuesday. Quotations in Canadian funds.

Australia dollar 0.9946

Brazil real 0.3851

China renminbi 0.1944

Euro 1.5293

Hong Kong dollar 0.1593

India rupee 0.01953

Indonesia rupiah 0.000093

Japan yen 0.01128

Malaysia ringgit 0.3172

Mexico peso 0.06627

N.Z. dollar 0.9149

Norway krone 0.1588

Peruvian new sol 0.3870

Russia rouble 0.02208

Saudi riyal 0.3321

Singapore dollar 0.9448

South Africa rand 0.10300

South Korean won 0.001159

Sweden krona 0.1552

Switzerland franc 1.2984

Taiwanese dollar 0.04260

Thailand baht 0.03918

Turkey lira 0.3300

U.K. pound 1.7414

U.S. dollar 1.2454

Vietnam dong 0.000055

Financial highlights

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

S&P/TSX Composite Index – 16,357.55, up 9.57 points Dow – 26,210.81, down 3.79 points

S&P 500 – 2,839.13, up 6.16 points (record high) Nasdaq – 7,460.29, up 52.26 points (record high) Currencies:

Cdn – 80.30 cents US, up 0.03 of a cent

Pound – C$1.7414, up 0.37 of a cent

Euro – C$1.5293, up 0.35 of a cent Euro – US$1.2280, up 0.32 of a cent

Oil futures:

US$64.47, up 90 cents (March contract)

Gold futures:

US$1,336.70 per oz., up $4.80 (February contract)

Canadian Fine Silver Handy and Harman:

$21.956 oz., down 18.8 cents $705.89 kg., down $6.04

The markets today

TORONTO (CP) — Canada’s main stock index crept higher in latemorning trading, helped in part by strength in the energy sector as the price of oil headed higher. The S&P/TSX composite index was up 5.15 points to 16,353.13, after 90 minutes of trading.

In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 28.85 points to 26,243.45.

The S&P 500 index was up 9.23 points to 2,842.20 and the Nasdaq composite index was up 48.63 points to 7,456.66.

The Canadian dollar was trading at 80.42 cents US, up from an average price of 80.27 cents US on Monday.

The March crude contract was up 83 cents to US$64.40 per barrel and the February natural gas contract was up 18 cents to US$3.40 per mmBTU.

The February gold contract was up US$5.40 to US$1,337.30 an ounce and the March copper contract was down seven cents to US$3.13 a pound.