The Canadian dollar strengthened against the greenback on Monday, and the yield on benchmark government debt climbed.
The loonie CAD= was trading 0.4% higher at C$1.441 to the greenback, or 69.4 U.S. cents, after trading in a range of 1.4401 to 1.4466.
Canadian government 10-year bond yields CA10YT=RR rose 4.9 basis points to 2.949%. The yield on similar U.S. government benchmark debt rose to 4.2367%.
U.S. April crude CLc1 futures rose 33 cents to $70.09 a barrel on Monday.