Futures Drop Sharply

Futures tracking Canada's main stock index dipped on Tuesday as commodity prices slipped, while investors awaited domestic inflation data later in the day to determine the Bank of Canada's (BoC) interest-rate path.

The TSX fell 117.03 points to close Monday at 20,290.54.

September futures collapsed 0.8% Tuesday.

The Canadian dollar shrank 0.16 cents to 74.14 cents U.S.

Suncor Energy on Monday joined its global peers in reporting a sharp drop in quarterly profit, as oil and gas prices retreated from last year's peak.

Macroeconomic notes Tuesday, the Canadian Real Estate Association said national home sales edged down 0.7% month-over-month in July. Actual (not seasonally adjusted) monthly activity came in 8.7% above July 2022. Elsewhere, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 3.3% on a year-over-year basis in July, following a 2.8% increase in June. On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, the CPI rose 0.5% in July.

Motor vehicle sales totaled 165,400 in June, compared to 165,600 in the prior-year month.

Lastly, manufacturing sales for June declined 1.7%, mainly on lower sales of petroleum and coal products, chemicals, and machinery.

Traders are betting on a 77.32% probability for the BoC to hold interest rates steady in its September meeting.

ON BAYSTREET

The TSX Venture Exchange stumbled 10.07 points, or 1.7%, Monday to 597.07.

ON WALLSTREET

U.S. stock futures fell Tuesday, as Wall Street struggled to maintain its momentum from the previous session.

Futures for the Dow Jones Industrials tumbled 276 points, or 0.8%, to 35,095.

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Futures for the S&P 500 backpedaled 31.75 points, or 0.7%, to 4,474.25.

Futures for the NASDAQ swooned 104.5 points, or 0.7%, to 15,165.75.

Shares of JPMorgan Chase, Citigroup, Wells Fargo and Bank of America were lower in the pre-market. Those moves come after Fitch warned it may have to downgrade dozens of banks, including JPMorgan Chase. Last week, Moody’s lowered its rating on 10 U.S. while putting some big institutions on downgrade watch.

Wall Street is coming off a winning session, led by a rally in Nvidia. While more upside may be in store for the market into year end, some on Wall Street, including BNY Mellon Wealth Management’s Alicia Levine, are bracing for more consolidation as yields hover near highs.

A packed earnings week for the largest retailers kicks into gear Tuesday. Home Depot reported earnings per share and revenue that beat analyst expectations, pushing its stock slightly higher in the premarket. Later in the week, traders will parse releases from Target and Walmart.

On the economic front, Wall Street is looking ahead to July retail sales data for more insight into the state of the consumer. Import and export price data for the month, along with August’s NAHB housing market index, are also on deck.

Sentiment across the globe was downbeat after disappointing data out of China and a surprise rate cut from the country’s central bank.

Industrial production in China increased by 3.7% in July from the year-earlier period, missing expectations. Retail sales also grew less than expected from the year-earlier period. Meanwhile, the People’s Bank of China lowered rates by 15 basis points to 2.5%. However, the rate cut failed to soothe investor concerns and instead raised more worry about an emerging property crisis in the China.

In Japan, the Nikkei 225 index recovered 0.6%, while in Hong Kong, the Hang Seng fell 1%.

Oil prices handed back $1.22 to $81.29 U.S. a barrel.

Gold prices paled $14.10 to $1,929.90 U.S. an ounce.