The Canadian dollar strengthened against the greenback on Thursday, and the yield on benchmark government debt climbed.
The loonie FX_IDC:USDCAD was trading 0.3% higher at C$1.4175 to the greenback, or 70.55 U.S. cents, after trading in a range of 1.4151 to 1.4224.
Canadian government 10-year bond yields (CA10YT=RR) rose 7.6 basis points to 3.458%. The yield on similar U.S. government benchmark debt fell to 4.4693%.
U.S. August crude NYMEX:CL1! futures fell $1.01 to $67.57 a barrel on Thursday.