
The Canadian dollar weakened against the greenback on Wednesday, and the yield on benchmark government debt climbed.
The loonie CAD= was trading 0.2% lower at C$1.3667 to the greenback, or 73.17 U.S. cents, after trading in a range of 1.3633 to 1.3668.
Canadian government 10-year bond yields CA10YT=RR rose 1.6 basis points to 3.243%. The yield on similar U.S. government benchmark debt rose to 4.075%.
U.S. March crude CLc1 futures rose $1.55 to $63.88 a barrel on Wednesday.