The Canadian dollar finished the day at 76.80 cents US, up 0.15 of a U.S. cent from Wednesday's close, after briefly surpassing 77 cents US earlier on Thursday. ( JONATHAN HAYWARD / THE CANADIAN PRESS )North American stock markets were mixed Thursday as the loonie flirted with its highest close against the greenback in nearly five months. The Canadian dollar finished the day at 76.80 cents US, up 0.15 of a U.S. cent from Wednesday’s close, after briefly surpassing 77 cents US earlier in the day. Overall, Jang says he was surprised to see North American markets hold in given that global markets were fairly negative overnight. The April gold contract climbed US$11.10 at US$1,219.40 an ounce and March copper pulled back three cents at US$2.69 a pound.

Source: thestar February 02, 2017 16:51 UTC