* Canadian dollar falls 0.2% against the greenback
* Loonie hits a one-month low
* Oil prices gain0.3%
* Bond prices mixed across a flatter yield curve
By Levent Uslu
TORONTO, July 26 (Reuters) - The Canadian dollar weakened to a one-month low against its U.S. counterpart on Friday after data showing stronger-than-expected growth in the U.S. economy that was supportive of the greenback.
The U.S. dollar .DXY strengthened against a basket of major currencies after the data, which could support the view that an expected interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve at the end of the month would not be the start of major easing by the central bank. 9:50 a.m. (1350 GMT), the Canadian dollar CAD=D4 was trading 0.2% lower at 1.3186 to the greenback, or 75.84 U.S. cents.The currency tocuhed its lowest intraday level since June 26 at 1.3194.
The price of oil, one of Canada's major exports, rose and was on track for a weekly increase as geopolitical tensions over Iran remained unresolved, although flagging prospects for global economic growth amid the U.S.-China trade war capped gains. U.S. crude oil futures CLc1 were up 0.2% to $56.15 a barrel. government bond prices were mixed across a flatter yield curve, with the two-year CA2YT=RR down 0.5 Canadian cent to yield 1.453% and the 10-year CA10YT=RR rising 9 Canadian cents to yield 1.457%.
The gap between Canada's 10-year yield and its U.S. equivalent widened by 2.4 basis points to a spread of 63.1 basis points in favor of the U.S. bond, the biggest gap since June 18.