CANADA FX DEBT - Canadian dollar weakens, benchmark yield climbs
The Canadian dollar weakened against the greenback on Tuesday, and the yield on benchmark government debt climbed.
The loonie was trading 0.4% lower at C$1.4171 to the greenback, or 70.57 U.S. cents, after trading in a range of 1.4106 to 1.4176.
Canadian government 10-year bond yields rose 2.3 basis points to 3.68%. The yield on similar U.S. government benchmark debt rose to 4.9523%.
U.S. December crude futures fell $2.35 to $84.5 a barrel on Tuesday.