The Canadian dollar strengthened against the greenback on Friday, and the yield on benchmark government debt slipped.
The loonie was trading 0.1% higher at C$1.384 to the greenback, or 72.25 U.S. cents, after trading in a range of 1.384 to 1.3856.
Canadian government 10-year bond yields fell 1.7 basis points to 3.224%. The yield on similar U.S. government benchmark debt fell to 4.1881%.
U.S. December crude futures rose 98 cents to $71.17 a barrel on Friday.
Canadian retail sales fell 0.4% in September from August. Analysts polled by Reuters had expected retail sales growth of 0.5%.Excluding autos, retail sales fell 0.7% in September, Statistics Canada said. Analysts had forecast September sales, excluding autos, to be up 0.3%.
