For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, USD rose 0.34% against the CAD to close at 0.9941.
In the US, the Markit flash manufacturing purchasing managers’ index rose slightly to 51.9 in August, from 51.4 in July.
In the Asian session, at GMT0300, the pair is trading at 0.9936, with the USD trading marginally lower from yesterday’s close.
The pair is expected to find support at 0.9898, and a fall through could take it to the next support level of 0.9861. The pair is expected to find its first resistance at 0.9961, and a rise through could take it to the next resistance level of 0.9987.
The currency pair is trading above its 20 Hr and 50 Hr moving averages.