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$1.3379 to the
greenback, or 74.74 U.S. cents, after trading in a range of
1.3366 to 1.3395.
Canadian government 10-year bond yields fell 2.5
basis points to 3.195%. The yield on similar U.S. government
benchmark debt fell to 3.9886%.
U.S. February crude futures rose $1.09 to $73.33 a barrel
on Wednesday.