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CANADA FX DEBT - Canadian dollar weakens, benchmark yield slips

A Canadian dollar coin, commonly known as the "Loonie", is pictured in this illustration picture taken in Toronto

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

The loonie was trading 0.1% lower at C$1.3628 to the greenback, or 73.38 U.S. cents, after trading in a range of 1.3603 to 1.3653.

Canadian government 10-year bond yields fell 10.7 basis points to 3.502%. The yield on similar U.S. government benchmark debt fell to 4.2725%.

U.S. August crude futures fell 72 cents to settle at $83.16 a barrel on Friday.