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Gold/Mining/Energy : Gold Price Monitor
GDXJ 90.47+0.5%4:00 PM EST

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To: Ahda who wrote (4488)12/19/1997 10:08:00 AM
From: Bucky Katt  Read Replies (2) of 116752
 
Canada dollar hits 11-yr low, central bank intervenes

The Canadian dollar tumbled to its lowest point in 11 years on
Friday, prompting the central bank to intervene heavily to buy the currency, traders said.

Dealers said the central bank began buying the currency at C$1.4285 (US$0.7000), then
intervened again at C$1.4292 (US$0.6997), the currency's lowest point in 11 years.

The intervention was ineffective, and the currency weakened further to reach US$1.4322
(US$0.6982), they said.

The Bank of Canada has been intervening steadily since it was first in the market. Dealers said they
had last seen the central bank in at C$1.4320 (US$0.6983).

The currency weakened past this level to trade at C$1.4345 (US$0.6971 and was now getting
close to its all-time low of C$1.4465 (US$0.6913).

Dealers said the currency has weakened so forcefully the Bank of Canada could hike interest rates
outside its normal intervention window, which is just before 0900 EST/1400 GMT.

''We're sort of getting into new territory,'' said one currency dealer at a bank-owned brokerage.
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