The Canadian dollar strengthened against the greenback on Friday, and the yield on benchmark government debt climbed.
The loonie CAD= was trading 0.2% higher at C$1.3725 to the greenback, or 72.86 U.S. cents, after trading in a range of 1.3696 to 1.3753.
Canadian government 10-year bond yields CA10YT=RR rose 0.8 basis points to 3.582%. The yield on similar U.S. government benchmark debt fell to 4.4315%.
U.S. August crude CLc1 futures fell 20 cents to settle at $67.34 a barrel on Friday.