Stock futures pointed to a slightly higher start for Canada's main stock index on Tuesday, after a sharp drop on Monday.
The S&P/TSX composite index plummeted 119.91 points, to conclude Monday’s trading at 14,265.01. March futures were up 0.2%.
The Canadian dollar was virtually unchanged at 83.52 cents U.S. early Tuesday.
Goldcorp will take an impairment charge of up to $2.7 billion on its new Cerro Negro mine in Argentina in the fourth quarter, the world's biggest gold miner by value said on Monday as it also announced that 2014 output was below its own forecast.
RBC cut the price target on CI Financial to $37.00 from $38.00
Barclays cut the price target on Sun Life Financial to $45.00 from $47.00
ON BAYSTREET
The TSX Venture Exchange lost 7.22 points Monday to 679.99
ON WALLSTREET
U.S. stock futures are little changed, although there's a slight positive bias in the markets.
Ahead of the opening bell, futures for the Dow Jones Industrials gained 81 points, or 0.5% to 17,652. Futures for the S&P 500 picked up 8.25 points, or 0.4%, to 2,030.75, and futures for the NASDAQ jumped 20.25 points, or 0.5%, to 4,186.75.
Shares in Alcoa are expected to jump at the open after the aluminum producer's quarterly results beat expectations.
Home builder KB Home will report earnings before the opening bell.
European markets are edging lower in early trading, though the moves are modest. Asian markets ended with mixed results.
New data from China shows the country's exports rose by 9.9% in December, compared to the previous year. That's better than economists were expecting.
Oil prices dipped $1.44 to $44.63 U.S. a barrel
Gold prices added seven dollars to $1,239.80 U.S. an ounce.
