The Canadian dollar weakened against the greenback on Friday, and the yield on benchmark government debt slipped.
The loonie CAD= was trading 0.1% lower at C$1.3937 to the greenback, or 71.75 U.S. cents, after trading in a range of 1.3916 to 1.3942.
Canadian government 10-year bond yields CA10YT=RR fell 2 basis points to 3.483%. The yield on similar U.S. government benchmark debt rose to 4.3485%.
U.S. May crude CLc1 futures rose $11.42 to settle at $111.54 a barrel on Friday.