
The Canadian dollar strengthened against the greenback on Tuesday, and the yield on benchmark government debt climbed.
The loonie CAD= was trading 0.3% higher at C$1.3671 to the greenback, or 73.15 U.S. cents, after trading in a range of 1.3658 to 1.3739.
Canadian government 10-year bond yields CA10YT=RR rose 2.5 basis points to 3.405%. The yield on similar U.S. government benchmark debt rose to 4.2332%.
U.S. March crude CLc1 futures rose $1.13 to $61.76 a barrel on Tuesday.