Futures linked to Canada's main stock index fell on Tuesday as investor caution ahead of inflation data weighed on risk appetite and countered gains in gold prices.
The TSX Composite Index gained 61.78 points, to close Monday at 23,116.30.
The Canadian dollar added 0.1 cents to 73.46 cents U.S.
September futures slid 0.1% Tuesday.
In corporate news, Neo Performance Materials has agreed to sell majority equity interest of China rare earth separation assets for $30 million.
On the economic calendar, Statistics Canada says July’s consumer price index rose 2.5% on a year-over-year basis, down from a 2.7% increase in June. On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, the CPI rose 0.3% in July.
ON BAYSTREET
The TSX Venture Exchange gained 6.62 points, or 1.2%, Monday to 573.03
ON WALLSTREET
U.S. stock futures were flat Tuesday morning after the S&P 500 and the NASDAQ Composite notched their longest winning streaks of 2024.
Futures for the Dow Jones Industrials gave up 16 points to 41,004.
Futures for the S&P 500 index picked up 3.5 points, or 0.1%, at 5,633,50.
Futures for the NASDAQ gained 13.75 points, or 0.1% to 19,871.50.
Cybersecurity company Palo Alto Networks added more than 2% before the bell after beating expectations in the fiscal fourth quarter. Guidance for adjusted earnings in the current quarter came in ahead of estimates.
Home improvement retailer Lowe’s reported earnings that missed on revenue as the company lowered its annual profit outlook, noting an expected slowdown in consumer spending. Still, shares rose about 0.4% premarket as bottom-line profit beat Wall Street estimates.
This action follows another winning day for the major averages, with the S&P 500 and NASDAQ Composite posting their eighth straight positive sessions. That marks a first for the S&P 500 since November 2023 and the NASDAQ going back to December 2023.
This week, investors are readying themselves for the Federal Reserve’s annual Jackson Hole Economic Symposium, where Chair Jerome Powell is scheduled to give remarks Friday. Before then, traders will parse minutes from the central bank’s July policy meeting due Wednesday.
In Japan, the Nikkei 225 retreated 1.8%, while in Hong Kong, the Hang Seng index gained 0.8%.
Oil prices eked ahead five cents to $74.42 U.S. a barrel.
Gold prices marched $23.10 to $2,564.40
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