CANADA FX DEBT - Canadian dollar strengthens, benchmark yield climbs

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

The loonie CAD= was trading 0.9% higher at C$1.3853 to the greenback, or 72.19 U.S. cents, after trading in a range of 1.384 to 1.3988.

Canadian government 10-year bond yields CA10YT=RR rose 1 basis points to 3.253%. The yield on similar U.S. government benchmark debt rose to 4.4757%.

U.S. May crude CLc1 futures rose 3 cents to $60.1 a barrel on Friday.