Canadian dollar weakens, benchmark yield slips
TLT•Canadian dollar and benchmark yield ease
The Canadian dollar weakened against the greenback on Tuesday, and the yield on benchmark government debt slipped.
The loonie CAD= was trading 0.2% lower at C$1.3925 to the greenback, or 71.81 U.S. cents, after trading in a range of 1.3898 to 1.3929.
Canadian government 10-year bond yields CA10YT=RR fell 1.2 basis points to 3.95%. The yield on similar U.S. government benchmark debt rose to 4.9957%.
U.S. October crude CLc1 futures rose 37 cents to $101.76 a barrel on Tuesday.
