The Canadian dollar weakened against the greenback on Friday,
and the yield on benchmark government debt slipped.
The loonie was trading 0.1% lower at C$1.3628 to the
greenback, or 73.38 U.S. cents, after trading in a range of
1.3603 to 1.3653.
Canadian government 10-year bond yields fell 10.7
basis points to 3.502%. The yield on similar U.S. government
benchmark debt fell to 4.2725%.
U.S. August crude futures fell 72 cents to settle at
$83.16 a barrel on Friday.