CANADA FX DEBT - Canadian dollar strengthens, benchmark yield climbs

The Canadian dollar strengthened against the greenback on Monday, and the yield on benchmark government debt climbed.

The loonie was trading 0.3% higher at C$1.4097 to the greenback, or 70.94 U.S. cents, after trading in a range of 1.4071 to 1.4148.

Canadian government 10-year bond yields rose 5.1 basis points to 3.88%. The yield on similar U.S. government benchmark debt rose to 5.1%.

U.S. November crude futures fell 66 cents to $100.75 a barrel on Monday.

Canada's annual inflation rate accelerated to 3.1% in September, up from 3% in August, Statistics Canada said. Analysts polled by Reuters had expected an annual rate of 3.2%