Stock futures pointed to a lower opening for markets in Toronto on Tuesday
The S&P/TSX composite index was up 28.02 points to close Monday’s trading at 15,200.26. March futures were down 0.3% Tuesday.
The Canadian dollar was unchanged at 79.75 cents U.S. early Tuesday.
Husky Energy, Canada's number-three integrated oil company, said it filed a shelf offering to raise up to $3 billion.
Agrium reported a better-than-expected fourth-quarter profit helped by higher prices for most grains and oilseeds.
Onex Corp. is looking to sell Sitel Worldwide Corp in a deal that could value one of the world's largest call center operators at close to $1 billion, including debt.
Raymond James cut the rating on Artek Exploration to market perform from outperform
Numis cut the price target on Timmins Gold to $1.60 from $1.90, with a buy rating
NBF raised the price target on Kelt Exploration to $10.50 from $9.00 with an outperform rating.
ON BAYSTREET
The TSX Venture Exchange dropped 2.71 points Monday to 692.23
ON WALLSTREET
Markets are looking timid, oil prices are dipping and investors seem uncertain whether to push stocks to more record highs.
Ahead of the opening bell, futures for the Dow Jones Industrials added 11 points, or 0.1%, to 18,096. Futures for the S&P 500 dipped 0.5 points to 2,106.25, but futures for the NASDAQ dipping 3.25 points, or 0.1%, to 4,441.25.
Comcast, Domino's Pizza, Home Depot, Office Depot and Macy's are reporting earnings before the opening bell.
First Solar, DreamWorks Animation and HP will report after the close.
On the economic side, the latest S&P/Case-Shiller 20-city home price index will come out at 9 a.m. ET.
The U.S. Conference Board's monthly consumer confidence index will be posted at 10 a.m. ET.
U.S. Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen will give her semi-annual monetary policy report to Congress this week. She will first testify before the Senate on Tuesday at 10 a.m. ET. Then she'll appear before the House on Wednesday at the same time.
The Greek government has submitted a list of planned economic reforms to its international creditors, which is the latest move required to ensure that Greece continues to get financing to pay its bills and debts.
Now the list will have to be approved by various creditors, including its euro-zone partners, the International Monetary Fund and the European Central Bank. Officials will review the proposals later Tuesday.
Oil prices fell 0.1% to $49.52 U.S. a barrel
Gold prices were flat at $1,200.60 U.S. an ounce.
