The Canadian Dollar (CAD) rose against its US counterpart (USD) on Friday, supported by a more than expected increase.
The USD/CAD is trading lower for the day by around 0.1% at 1.3061.
The Canadian buck has now extended its weekly gain against the greenback to around 0.6%.
Earlier today, data showed that Canadian retail sales increased by 1.1% to $53.9 billion in September, according to Statistics Canada.
This is the fifth consecutive monthly increase in Canadian retail sales.
The surge in retail sales also exceeded market expectations of a 0.2% rise.
Data further showed that retail sales rose across 9 of the 11 market sectors.