The Canadian dollar strengthened against the greenback on
Thursday, and the yield on benchmark government debt slipped.
The loonie was trading 0.2% higher at C$1.3741 to the
greenback, or 72.77 U.S. cents, after trading in a range of
1.3722 to 1.377.
Canadian government 10-year bond yields fell 1.7
basis points to 2.769%. The yield on similar U.S. government
benchmark debt fell to 3.4268%.
U.S. April crude futures fell 3 cents to $67.58 a barrel
on Thursday..
Canadian wholesale trade grew by 2.4% in January.
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