TORONTO: The Canadian dollar was little changed against its US counterpart on Tuesday as higher oil prices offset an acceleration in US producer price inflation, while investors awaited a Federal Reserve interest rate decision on Wednesday.
The price of oil, one of Canada's major exports, rose following a shutdown of the UK's biggest North Sea oil pipeline.
US crude prices were up 0.6 percent at $58.34 a barrel.
The US dollar advanced against a basket of major currencies after data showed that US producer prices rose in November at the fastest annual pace in nearly six years.
The Fed is widely expected to raise interest rates for the fifth time since late 2015.
At 9:18 a.m. ET (1418 GMT), the Canadian dollar was little changed at C$1.2852 to the greenback, or 77.81 US
The currency traded in a narrow range of C$1.2815 to C$1.2861. On Friday, it touched its weakest level in a week, at C$1.2880.
The loonie had been pressured last week after the Bank of Canada struck a more dovish tone than investors had expected as it left its benchmark interest rate steady at 1 percent.
Bank of Canada Governor Stephen Poloz is due to discuss the issues that keep him awake at night in a speech on Thursday.
Canadian government bond prices were lower across the yield curve in sympathy with US Treasuries. The two-year dipped 2.5 Canadian cents to yield 1.526 percent and the benchmark 10-year declined 21 Canadian cents to yield 1.888 percent.
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