CANADA FX DEBT – Canadian dollar strengthens, benchmark yield climbs

The Canadian dollar strengthened against the greenback on
Friday, and the yield on benchmark government debt climbed.
The loonie was trading 0.2% higher at C$1.3649 to the
greenback, or 73.27 U.S. cents, after trading in a range of
1.3637 to 1.369.
Canadian government 10-year bond yields rose 5.8
basis points to 3.691%. The yield on similar U.S. government
benchmark debt rose to 4.4885%.
U.S. June crude futures rose 37 cents to $79.63 a barrel
on Friday.