The Canadian dollar weakened against the greenback on Tuesday, and the yield on benchmark government debt slipped.
The loonie CAD= was trading 0.3% lower at C$1.3777 to the greenback, or 72.58 U.S. cents, after trading in a range of 1.3732 to 1.378.
Canadian government 10-year bond yields CA10YT=RR fell 2.4 basis points to 3.507%. The yield on similar U.S. government benchmark debt fell to 4.3879%.
U.S. September crude CLc1 futures rose 39 cents to $67.1 a barrel on Tuesday.