TORONTO _ The Canadian dollar was down slightly before Thursday's trading began at the Toronto Stock Exchange.
The loonie traded at 83.15 cents US, down 0.02 of a U.S. cent from Wednesday's close.
The Dow Jones industrial futures were down 18 points at 17,936.0, the Nasdaq futures fell 13.5 points to 4,466.3, and the S&P 500 futures declined 2.40 points to 2,096.6.
On the commodity markets, the June crude contract was up 53 cents at US$59.11 a barrel and the June gold contract fell $11.80 to US$1,198.20 an ounce ahead of the TSX open.
The S&P/TSX composite index closed Wednesday at 15,347.34, after a 1.27-point gain.