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 0.3% higher at C$1.3972 to the greenback, or 71.57 U.S. cents, after trading in a range of 1.3969 to 1.4018.

Canadian government 10-year bond yields CA10YT=RR rose 0.3 basis points to 3.79%. The yield on similar U.S. government benchmark debt rose to 4.9552%.

U.S. December crude CLc1 futures rose $1.83 to $101.3 a barrel on Friday.

Canadian retail sales rose 1.2% in September from August. Analysts polled by Reuters had expected retail sales growth of 1.3%.Excluding autos, retail sales rose 1.2% in September, Statistics Canada said. Analysts had forecast September sales, excluding autos, to be up 1.0%.