Advertisement
Canada markets open in 4 minutes
  • S&P/TSX

    21,656.05
    +13.18 (+0.06%)
     
  • S&P 500

    5,022.21
    -29.20 (-0.58%)
     
  • DOW

    37,753.31
    -45.66 (-0.12%)
     
  • CAD/USD

    0.7270
    +0.0006 (+0.08%)
     
  • CRUDE OIL

    83.07
    +0.38 (+0.46%)
     
  • Bitcoin CAD

    85,840.00
    +80.75 (+0.09%)
     
  • CMC Crypto 200

    885.54
    0.00 (0.00%)
     
  • GOLD FUTURES

    2,399.90
    +11.50 (+0.48%)
     
  • RUSSELL 2000

    1,947.95
    -19.53 (-0.99%)
     
  • 10-Yr Bond

    4.6120
    +0.0270 (+0.59%)
     
  • NASDAQ futures

    17,680.25
    +21.75 (+0.12%)
     
  • VOLATILITY

    17.90
    -0.31 (-1.70%)
     
  • FTSE

    7,868.59
    +20.60 (+0.26%)
     
  • NIKKEI 225

    38,079.70
    +117.90 (+0.31%)
     
  • CAD/EUR

    0.6817
    +0.0015 (+0.22%)
     

World prepares for a bumper opium crop

Afghanistan'€™s opium production surged in 2013 to record levels, despite 12 years of international efforts to wean the country off the narcotics trade, according to a report released Wednesday by the U.N's drug control agency.