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 0.1% lower at C$1.3782 to the greenback, or 72.56 U.S. cents, after trading in a range of 1.3771 to 1.3801.

Canadian government 10-year bond yields CA10YT=RR rose 3.6 basis points to 3.48%. The yield on similar U.S. government benchmark debt rose to 4.153%.

U.S. January crude CLc1 futures rose 50 cents to $56.65 a barrel on Friday.

Canadian retail sales rose 0.2% in November from October. Analysts polled by Reuters had expected retail sales to be flat.Excluding autos, retail sales fell 0.6% in November, Statistics Canada said. Analysts had forecast November sales, excluding autos, to be up 0.2%.