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Stock futures pointed to a lower opening for Canada's main stock index on Thursday.
The S&P/TSX composite index gained 27.49 points to close Wednesday at 15,217.96. June futures were down 0.02% Thursday.
The Canadian dollar took on 0.18 cents to 79.88 cents U.S. early Thursday.
Bombardier expects its long-delayed CSeries passenger jet to receive certification in 2015, enabling the aircraft to start operating soon afterwards, a company executive said on Thursday.
Yamana Gold Inc plans to make its Brio Gold unit a publicly listed company in the third quarter to realize the unit's "considerable value," the Canadian gold producer said on Wednesday.
Canaccord Genuity raised the rating on Cameco Corp. to buy from hold
National Bank Financial cut the rating on Delphi Energy to sector perform from outperform
On the economic front, Statistics Canada reported that municipalities issued building permits worth $6.1 billion in February, edging down 0.9% from the previous month. This was the second consecutive monthly decline. Lower construction intentions in Quebec, Ontario and Alberta were responsible for the decrease at the national level.
StatsCan’s new housing price index crept up 0.2% in February, after a 0.1% drop in January.
ON BAYSTREET
The TSX Venture Exchange slipped into negative territory Wednesday by 0.69 points to 688.68
ON WALLSTREET
U.S. stock futures are dipping lower, European markets are all edging up in early trading, while Asian markets were mixed.
Ahead of the opening bell, futures for the Dow Jones Industrials gained four points to 17,833. Futures for the S&P 500 downed one point to 2,075, and futures for the NASDAQ fell 0.5 points to 4,374.25.
There are a handful of companies that look set to shake things up when the markets open.
Starbucks shares are perky and caffeinated, up about 3% after the company completed a two-for-one stock split overnight. Starbucks common stock will begin trading on a split-adjusted basis this morning.
Shares in Zynga could drop sharply after the company announced its founder Mark Pincus has returned to his role of CEO, taking the reins from Don Mattrick. Shares are down 10% in extended trading.
Alcoa shares are also down about 3% after the company released its latest quarterly results.
Traders in Hong Kong are watching in awe after the main stock market index -- the Hang Seng -- shot up by 6.6% over the past two days.
Analysts say investors are turning to Hong Kong after a dramatic 22% surge this year by the Shanghai Composite has made that market too expensive.
Weekly U.S. jobless claims were due out this morning.
Oil prices acquired 91 cents to $51.33 U.S. a barrel
Gold prices dropped $1.70 to $1,201.40 U.S. an ounce.
