The Canadian dollar strengthened against the greenback on Friday, and the yield on benchmark government debt slipped.
The loonie CAD= was trading 0.4% higher at C$1.3793 to the greenback, or 72.5 U.S. cents, after trading in a range of 1.3786 to 1.3879.
Canadian government 10-year bond yields CA10YT=RR fell 5.5 basis points to 3.412%. The yield on similar U.S. government benchmark debt fell to 4.269%.
U.S. September crude CLc1 futures rose 5 cents to $69.31 a barrel on Friday.