The Canadian dollar strengthened against the greenback on Tuesday, and the yield on benchmark government debt climbed.
The loonie CAD= was trading 0.2% higher at C$1.3656 to the greenback, or 73.23 U.S. cents, after trading in a range of 1.3639 to 1.3681.
Canadian government 10-year bond yields CA10YT=RR rose 3.5 basis points to 3.437%. The yield on similar U.S. government benchmark debt rose to 4.4271%.
U.S. August crude CLc1 futures fell 7 cents to $67.86 a barrel on Tuesday.