Canadian dollar gains for second day as Wall Street rallies

Canadian dollar gains for second day as Wall Street rallies

The Canadian dollar CADUSD strengthened against its U.S. counterpart on Thursday for a second straight day as equity markets climbed and the Bank of Canada said there is a limit to how much U.S. and Canadian interest rates can diverge. The loonie was trading 0.4% higher at 1.3685 to the U.S. dollar, or 73.07 U.S. cents, after trading in a range of 1.3681 to 1.3742. “The Canadian dollar has clearly been benefiting from broad USD selling on the back of …