The Canadian dollar weakened against the greenback on Friday, and the yield on benchmark government debt slipped. 

The loonie was trading 0.2% lower at C$1.3692 to the greenback, or 73.04 U.S. cents, after trading in a range of 1.3643 to 1.3693.

Canadian government 10-year bond yields fell 5.7 basis points to 3.467%. The yield on similar U.S. government benchmark debt fell to 4.3702%.

U.S. June crude futures rose 49 cents to $95.3 a barrel on Friday.