The Canadian dollar weakened against the greenback on Monday,
and the yield on benchmark government debt slipped.
The loonie was trading 0% lower at C$1.3671 to the
greenback, or 73.15 U.S. cents, after trading in a range of
1.3663 to 1.3689.
Canadian government 10-year bond yields fell 2.3
basis points to 3.673%. The yield on similar U.S. government
benchmark debt fell to 4.4727%.
U.S. June crude futures rose 55 cents to $78.81 a barrel
on Monday.
The value of building permits in Canada fell -11.7% in March,
Statistics Canada said.