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• Canadian bond yields were mixed across the curve.

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• The 10-year hit its lowest since May 7 at 1.478pc before edging up to 1.480pc, down 6.3 basis points on the day.

• Canadian dollar weakens 0.2% against greenback.
• Trades in a range of 1.2530 to 1.2575.
• Price of US oil increases 2.1%.
• Canadian bond yields rise across the curve.

*The median forecast of more than 30 strategists was for the Canadian dollar to rise a further 0.6% over the next three months to 1.25 per US dollar, or 80 US cents. * "We expect the Canadian dollar to be a general outperformer among the G10 over the coming year," said Erik Nelson, a currency strategist at Wells Fargo in New York.

• The Canadian dollar was trading 0.4pc lower at 1.2633 to the greenback, or 79.16 U.S. cents, having touched its weakest level since March 10 at 1.2646.

• Expectations that Britain's economy will reopen quickly after its rapid vaccine rollout lifted sterling to $1.42 in February, at the time making it the best performing G10 currency.

• Canada's inflation report for February is due on Wednesday, which could help guide expectations for the Bank of Canada policy outlook.

• The rally in oil has been supportive of the Canadian dollar. Since the start of the year, the loonie has gained 0.7%, trailing just sterling and the Norwegian crown among G10 currencies.

• Besides the greenback, the only other G10 currency to gain ground against the Canadian dollar on Monday was the Norwegian crown .

• Canadian dollar falls 0.2% against the greenback.
• Loonie touches its strongest intraday since Jan. 27 at 1.2712.
• Price of US oil decreases 0.8%.
• Canadian bond yields were mixed across a flatter curve.