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CANADA FX DEBT - Canadian dollar strengthens, benchmark yield slips

FILE PHOTO: A Canadian dollar coin, commonly known as the "Loonie", is pictured in this illustration picture taken in Toronto

The Canadian dollar strengthened against the greenback on Wednesday, and the yield on benchmark government debt slipped.

The loonie was trading 0.1% higher at C$1.3762 to the greenback, or 72.66 U.S. cents, after trading in a range of 1.3759 to 1.3783.

Canadian government 10-year bond yields fell 1.1 basis points to 3.807%. The yield on similar U.S. government benchmark debt fell to 4.6613%.

U.S. June crude futures fell $1.24 to $80.69 a barrel on Wednesday.