This post was originally published on this site
https://i-invdn-com.investing.com/trkd-images/LYNXMPEI710GG_L.jpg
Investors also awaited manufacturing data for Canada due at 9:30 a.m. ET to gauge the pace of the country’s economic growth.
September futures on the resource-heavy S&P/TSX index were down 0.8% at 7:15 a.m. ET.
The Toronto Stock Exchange’s S&P/TSX composite index ended July 4.4% higher as company earnings impressed investors, and preliminary data showed a more-than-expected growth in the Canadian economy in the second quarter. (TO)
Toronto markets were closed on Monday for a holiday.
Energy and metal prices fell on tensions between China and the United States and as weak factory data across the United States, Europe and Asia pushed investors to safer assets. [O/R] [MET/L]
Meanwhile, U.S. futures fell on Tuesday amid a broader risk-off mood across the global markets on concerns that Pelosi’s trip to Taiwan could increase tensions between China and the United States.
Dow e-minis were down 194 points, or 0.59% at 07:15 a.m. ET, while S&P 500 e-minis were down 27.25 points, or 0.66% and Nasdaq 100 e-minis were down 99.5 points, or 0.77%. [.N]
