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Canadian dollar strengthens, benchmark yield climbs - REUTERS
The Canadian dollar strengthened against the greenback on Thursday, and the yield on benchmark government debt climbed.
The loonie was trading 0.2% higher at C$1.4205 to the greenback, or 70.4 U.S. cents, after trading in a range of 1.4197 to 1.4244.
Canadian government 10-year bond yields rose 3 basis points to 3.207%. The yield on similar U.S. government benchmark debt fell to 4.5189%.
U.S. March crude futures rose 35 cents to $72.6 a barrel on Thursday.