The Canadian dollar weakened against the greenback on Thursday, and the yield on benchmark government debt slipped.
The loonie CAD= was trading 0.6% lower at C$1.3759 to the greenback, or 72.68 U.S. cents, after trading in a range of 1.3684 to 1.3774.
Canadian government 10-year bond yields CA10YT=RR fell 0.8 basis points to 3.582%. The yield on similar U.S. government benchmark debt rose to 4.4553%.
U.S. August crude CLc1 futures rose 40 cents to $66.78 a barrel on Thursday.