The Canadian dollar weakened against the greenback on Friday, and the yield on benchmark government debt climbed.
The loonie was trading 0.2% lower at C$1.3752 to the greenback, or 72.72 U.S. cents, after trading in a range of 1.3716 to 1.3759.
Canadian government 10-year bond yields rose 8 basis points to 3.65%. The yield on similar U.S. government benchmark debt rose to 4.5636%.
U.S. June crude futures rose $3.07 to $104.24 a barrel on Friday.
Canadian factory sales fell 3.0% in March from the previous month, Statistics Canada said. Analysts polled by Reuters had expected factory sales growth of 3.5%.
Canadian housing starts in April rose more than expected to 279,300 units from a revised 239,700 units the previous month, the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) said.
A survey of 9 economists polled by Reuters had forecast April housing starts rising to 240,000 units.
