The Canadian dollar edged higher against its US counterpart on Tuesday, adding to Monday's rally as oil prices rose and domestic data showed a stronger-than-expected gain for wholesale trade. At 9:15 am EDT (1315 GMT), the Canadian dollar was trading 0.1 percent higher at C$1.2769 to the greenback, or 78.31 US cents.
The currency, which rose 0.8 percent on Monday, touched its strongest since Thursday at C$1.2749. Gains this week for the loonie have come as signs of easing trade tensions between the United States and China, the world's two largest economies, boosted global equity markets.
The two-year was up 6 Canadian cents to yield 2.032 percent and the 10-year declined 5 Canadian cents to yield 2.492 percent. On Thursday, the 10-year yield touched its highest in more than four years at 2.537 percent. Canadian wholesale trade jumped by 1.1 percent in March, greater than the 0.6 percent gain forecast by analysts, thanks largely to strength in the motor vehicle and parts subsector, Statistics Canada said.