Canadian Financial Close: Loonie up, crude oil dips By MarketsFarm WINNIPEG, Sept. 5 (MarketsFarm) - The Canadian dollar inched its way back to the 74 United States cent mark on Thursday. The loonie closed at US$0.7400 or US$1=C$1.3514, compared to US$0.7394 or US$1=C$1.3525 on Wednesday. The U.S. Dollar Index dropped 0.25 of a point at 101.11. Crude oil stayed relatively steady compared to the past two days. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) was down US$0.08 at US$69.12 per barrel. Brent crude oil declined US$0.07 at US$72.63/barrel. The TSX Composite Index dropped 52.48 points at 22,998.28. Gold rose US$19.30 at US$2,545.30 per ounce. Canada's agricultural sector fared as follows: Buhler Ind. dn $ 0.05 at $ 2.40 Farmer's Edge Inc. unchanged at $ 0.345 Linamar Corp. dn $ 0.63 at $ 61.46 Maple Leaf Foods dn $ 0.12 at $ 22.18 Nutrien Ltd. dn $ 0.63 at $ 62.83 RB Global Inc. dn $ 0.29 at $113.26 (All figures are in Canadian dollars.) END