The Canadian dollar weakened against the greenback on Wednesday, and the yield on benchmark government debt slipped.
The loonie CAD= was trading 0.2% lower at C$1.3688 to the greenback, or 73.06 U.S. cents, after trading in a range of 1.3662 to 1.371.
Canadian government 10-year bond yields CA10YT=RR fell 0.1 basis points to 3.438%. The yield on similar U.S. government benchmark debt fell to 4.4052%.
U.S. August crude CLc1 futures fell 4 cents to $68.29 a barrel on Wednesday.