The Canadian dollar strengthened against the greenback on Wednesday, and the yield on benchmark government debt slipped. 

The loonie was trading 0.1% higher at C$1.3609 to the greenback, or 73.48 U.S. cents, after trading in a range of 1.3579 to 1.3621.

Canadian government 10-year bond yields fell 9 basis points to 3.524%. The yield on similar U.S. government benchmark debt fell to 4.3559%.

U.S. June crude futures fell $6.56 to $95.71 a barrel on Wednesday.