Loonie advances versus Greenback as Obama signs deal

The Canadian currency increased on Thursday gaining to the strongest level in a week as demand for riskier assets rose after the U.S. President Barack Obama and House Republicans reached a deal avoiding technical default. The so-called Loonie added 0.5% to C$1.0328 per U.S. Dollar as of 5:01 p.m. Toronto time, the most since October 8.