CANADA FX DEBT - Canadian dollar weakens, benchmark yield climbs
The Canadian dollar weakened against the greenback on Wednesday, and the yield on benchmark government debt climbed.
The loonie was trading 0.1% lower at C$1.3449 to the greenback, or 74.35 U.S. cents, after trading in a range of 1.342 to 1.3455.
Canadian government 10-year bond yields rose 2.3 basis points to 2.981%. The yield on similar U.S. government benchmark debt rose to 3.7564%.
U.S. November crude futures fell $1.29 to $70.27 a barrel on Wednesday.