Stocks Generally Lower

Futures tracking Canada's main stock index edged lower on Tuesday as rising global bond yields and continued uncertainty in the Middle East kept investors wary of riskier bets.

The TSX retreated 62.35 points to conclude Monday at 36,667.92.

September futures were down 0.2% Tuesday.

The Canadian dollar let go of 0.02 cents to 72.07 cents U.S.

In company news, NexGen Energy is sharing information and "talking regularly" with mining giant BHP about its Rook I mining project in Saskatchewan, CEO Leigh Curyer told Reuters on Monday, when asked about a potential equity stake.

On the domestic front, home sales rose for a fourth straight month in July, according to data from the Canadian Real Estate Association.

ON BAYSTREET

The TSX Venture Exchange regained 3.74 points to 970.17.

ON WALLSTREET

S&P 500 futures fell Tuesday, pressured by a rise in Treasury yields amid concerns of persistent inflation and elevated oil prices. A pullback in semiconductor stocks also weighed on the broader market.

Futures for the Dow Jones Industrials poked up one point to 53,545, thanks in part to a 1% advance in Home Depot shares after the home improvement giant posted a second-quarter earnings beat.

Futures for the much-broader index faded 33 points, or 0.4%, to 7,735.

Futures for the NASDAQ Composite slumped 331 points, or 1.1%, to 28,765.

Home Depot reported second-quarter results that beat analyst consensus expectations, though the stock only rose around 1% after the company kept its full-year guidance unchanged.

In Japan, the Nikkei 225 index chucked 2.5%, while in Hong Kong, the Hang Seng edged up 0.1%.

Oil prices gained 41 cents to $84.91 U.S. a barrel.

Gold prices fell $23.20 to $4,450.80 U.S an ounce.