* Canadian dollar rises 0.1% against the greenback
* Loonie trades in a range of 1.3296 to 1.3328
* Price of U.S. oil increases 1.5%
* Canadian bond prices fall across the yield curve
TORONTO, Oct 9 (Reuters) - The Canadian dollar edged higher against its U.S. counterpart on Wednesday but remained in this week's narrow range as investors grew more optimistic about trade talks between the United States and China.
Wall Street was set to rise for the first time in three sessions after a report that China is still open to agreeing to a partial trade deal with the United States. The two countries begin high-level trade talks on Thursday. is a major exporter of commodities, including oil, so its economy could benefit from a more certain outlook for global trade.
U.S. crude oil futures CLc1 rose 1.5% to $53.42 a barrel as concerns eased about escalating U.S.-China trade tensions, while unrest in OPEC members Iraq and Ecuador also supported prices. 9:07 a.m. (1307 GMT), the Canadian dollar CAD=D4 was trading 0.1% higher at 1.3318 to the greenback, or 75.09 U.S. cents. The currency traded in a range of 1.3296 to 1.3328.
Since the start of the week, the range has been only slightly wider at between 1.3289 and 1.3336.
Canada's employment report for September, due on Friday, can help guide expectations for the Bank of Canada policy outlook.
Robust job gains this year have supported the central bank's decision to leave its benchmark interest rate on hold at 1.75% this year even as some of its peers, including the U.S. Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank, have reduced borrowing costs.
Canadian government bond prices were lower across the yield curve, with the two-year CA2YT=RR down 1.5 Canadian cents to yield 1.449% and the benchmark 10-year CA10YT=RR falling 9 Canadian cents to yield 1.288%.
The 2-year yield rose 1.4 basis points further above the yield on its U.S. counterpart to a spread of 3 basis points. Last Wednesday, the spread turned positive for the first time in about two years.