The Canadian dollar strengthened against the greenback on Friday, and the yield on benchmark government debt slipped.
The loonie CAD= was trading 0.4% higher at C$1.4323 to the greenback, or 69.82 U.S. cents, after trading in a range of 1.4316 to 1.4383.
Canadian government 10-year bond yields CA10YT=RR fell 0.2 basis points to 3.322%. The yield on similar U.S. government benchmark debt rose to 4.6398%.
U.S. March crude CLc1 futures rose 14 cents to $74.76 a barrel on Friday.