TORONTO, Feb 11 (Reuters) - The Canadian dollar hit a session high against its U.S. counterpart on Friday after trade data for December beat expectations, with the country returning to a trade surplus. [ID:nSCLBDE798]
The Canadian currency CAD=D4 firmed as high as C$0.9929 to the U.S. dollar, or $1.0072, up from around C$0.9958 to the U.S. dollar, or $1.0042 immediately before the release. (Reporting by Claire Sibonney; editing by Jeffrey Hodgson)