
The Canadian dollar weakened against the greenback on Wednesday, and the yield on benchmark government debt slipped.
The loonie CAD= was trading 0.5% lower at C$1.3696 to the greenback, or 73.01 U.S. cents, after trading in a range of 1.3633 to 1.37.
Canadian government 10-year bond yields CA10YT=RR fell 0.3 basis points to 3.224%. The yield on similar U.S. government benchmark debt rose to 4.0808%.
U.S. March crude CLc1 futures rose $2.86 to settle at $65.19 a barrel on Wednesday.