CANADA FX DEBT - Canadian dollar weakens, benchmark yield climbs

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

The loonie CAD= was trading 0.2% lower at C$1.4397 to the greenback, or 69.46 U.S. cents, after trading in a range of 1.436 to 1.4404.

Canadian government 10-year bond yields CA10YT=RR rose 2.4 basis points to 3.096%. The yield on similar U.S. government benchmark debt rose to 4.3335%.

U.S. April crude CLc1 futures fell 54 cents to $67.14 a barrel on Thursday.

The value of building permits in Canada fell -3.2% in January, Statistics Canada said.