The Canadian dollar weakened against the greenback on Monday, and the yield on benchmark government debt slipped.
The loonie CAD= was trading 0.4% lower at C$1.3781 to the greenback, or 72.56 U.S. cents, after trading in a range of 1.3734 to 1.3798.
Canadian government 10-year bond yields CA10YT=RR fell 2.3 basis points to 3.28%. The yield on similar U.S. government benchmark debt fell to 4.3436%.
U.S. August crude CLc1 futures rose 7 cents to $73.91 a barrel on Monday.