In Canada, official data showed that manufacturing sales increased by 1.0% in April, beating expectations for an uptick of 0.6%, after a 0.9% fall the previous month.
On an expected stabilization then rebound in crude oil prices and better performance in the non-resource sector.
The benefits of a weaker CAD are expected to present a boost to growth via exports and there are signs that the most exchange rate sensitive sectors are already performing well.
The loonie lower against the euro, with EURCAD pairing 0.25% to 1.4458.
The commodity-driven CAD was also under stress amid declining crude price due to mounting concerns over a Britain's potential exit from the European Union and a surprise rise in U.S. inventories.
We look for the BoC to begin tightening monetary policy in Q3 & Q4 of 2016.
1w ATM IVs of EURCAD is tad below 8%, and likely to spike above 12% in 1m tenor.
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