TORONTO _ The Canadian dollar, U.S. index futures and major commodity prices were negative before the Toronto stock market's open.
The loonie traded at 79.10 cents US, down 0.10 of a U.S. cent from Wednesday's close.
The Dow Jones industrial futures were down 21 points at 17,594, the Nasdaq futures fell 7.50 points to 4,305.50, and the S&P 500 futures declined 3.10 points to 2,050.
On the commodity markets, the May crude contract was down $1.23 at US48.86 a barrel and the June bullion contract dropped $3.20 to US$1,205.00 an ounce ahead of the TSX open.
The S&P/TSX composite index closed Wednesday at 14,942.55, after rising 40.11 points.