CANADA FX DEBT - Canadian dollar weakens, benchmark yield climbs

The Canadian dollar weakened against the greenback on Friday, and the yield on benchmark government debt climbed.

The loonie CAD= was trading 0.2% lower at C$1.3818 to the greenback, or 72.37 U.S. cents, after trading in a range of 1.3789 to 1.3825.

Canadian government 10-year bond yields CA10YT=RR rose 0.8 basis points to 3.194%. The yield on similar U.S. government benchmark debt rose to 4.1332%.

U.S. October crude CLc1 futures fell 22 cents to $63.35 a barrel on Friday.

Canadian retail sales fell 0.8% in August from July. Analysts polled by Reuters had expected retail sales to drop 0.8%.Excluding autos, retail sales fell 1.2% in August, Statistics Canada said. Analysts had forecast August sales, excluding autos, to be down 0.7%.