The Canadian dollar strengthened against the greenback on Thursday, and the yield on benchmark government debt climbed.
The loonie CAD= was trading 0.1% higher at C$1.3654 to the greenback, or 73.24 U.S. cents, after trading in a range of 1.3649 to 1.3683.
Canadian government 10-year bond yields CA10YT=RR rose 0.9 basis points to 3.245%. The yield on similar U.S. government benchmark debt fell to 4.3434%.
U.S. July crude CLc1 futures rose 86 cents to $63.71 a barrel on Thursday.