CANADA FX DEBT - Canadian dollar strengthens, benchmark yield climbs

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

The loonie CAD= was trading 0% higher at C$1.4305 to the greenback, or 69.91 U.S. cents, after trading in a range of 1.4289 to 1.4345.

Canadian government 10-year bond yields CA10YT=RR rose 7.8 basis points to 3.039%. The yield on similar U.S. government benchmark debt rose to 4.4886%.

U.S. March crude CLc1 futures rose 40 cents to $71.01 a barrel on Friday.