CANADA FX DEBT - Canadian dollar weakens, benchmark yield climbs

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

The loonie CAD= was trading 0.1% lower at C$1.3717 to the greenback, or 72.9 U.S. cents, after trading in a range of 1.3688 to 1.3723.

Canadian government 10-year bond yields CA10YT=RR rose 1.7 basis points to 3.352%. The yield on similar U.S. government benchmark debt rose to 4.4286%.

U.S. July crude CLc1 futures rose 21 cents to $75.35 a barrel on Friday.

Canadian retail sales fell 0.3% in May from April. Analysts polled by Reuters had expected retail sales growth of 0.5%.Excluding autos, retail sales rose 0.3% in May, Statistics Canada said. Analysts had forecast May sales, excluding autos, to be up 0.2%.