CANADA FX DEBT - Canadian dollar strengthens, benchmark yield slips
The Canadian dollar strengthened against the greenback on Friday, and the yield on benchmark government debt slipped.
The loonie was trading 0% higher at C$1.363 to the greenback, or 73.37 U.S. cents, after trading in a range of 1.3612 to 1.3638.
Canadian government 10-year bond yields fell 1 basis points to 3.425%. The yield on similar U.S. government benchmark debt rose to 4.2061%.
U.S. August crude futures rose 67 cents to $83.29 a barrel on Friday.
The value of building permits in Canada fell -12.2% in May, Statistics Canada said.