The Canadian dollar strengthened against the greenback on
Tuesday, and the yield on benchmark government debt slipped.
The loonie was trading 0.1% higher at C$1.3728 to the
greenback, or 72.84 U.S. cents, after trading in a range of
1.3725 to 1.3747.
Canadian government 10-year bond yields fell 2.3
basis points to 3.061%. The yield on similar U.S. government
benchmark debt fell to 3.8807%.
U.S. September crude futures fell 31 cents to $79.75 a
barrel on Tuesday.