TORONTO _ The Canadian dollar was up about one-quarter of a U.S. cent ahead of the open of trading at the Toronto Stock Exchange.
The loonie traded at 87.97 cents US, up 0.27 of a U.S. cent from Monday's close.
The Dow Jones industrial futures down 42 points at 17,953.0, the Nasdaq futures fell 19.7 points to 4,456.80, and the S&P 500 futures declined 5.8 points to 2,103.5.
On the commodity markets, the June crude contract was up $1.43 at US$60.36 a barrel and the June gold contract rose $10.10 to US$1,196.90 an ounce ahead of the TSX open.
Toronto's S&P/TSX composite closed Monday at 15,367.47, after rising 27.70 points