Canada Stocks: TSX futures lower as oil prices slip

Ascendant Resources

23/10/2018 12:32

Oct 23 (Reuters) - Futures for Canada's main stock index
fell on Tuesday, as Saudi Arabia's pledge to supply more crude
quickly if needed dragged down crude oil prices.
    December futures on the S&P/TSX index  SXFc1  were down 0.8
percent at 6:55 a.m. ET.
    Toronto Stock Exchange S&P/TSX composite index  .GSPTSE 
closed down 57.40 points, or 0.37 percent, at 15,412.70 on
Monday.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nZXN0LF800
    Dow Jones Industrial Average e-mini futures  1YMc1  were
down 1.0 percent at 6:55 a.m. ET, while S&P 500 e-mini futures
 ESc1  were down 1.2 percent and Nasdaq 100 e-mini futures
 NQc1  were down 1.4 percent.  .N 
    
     
    TOP STORIES  TOP/CAN 
    Canada's FSD Pharma Inc  HUGE.CD  signed a letter of intent
to acquire Israel's Therapix Biosciences Ltd  TRPX.O  for $48
million in stock, combining two complementary businesses focused
on the research and development of cannabinoid
treatments. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N1X31JW
       
    ANALYST RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS  RCH/CA 
    Ascendant Resources Inc  ASND.TO : Canaccord Genuity cuts
rating to hold from buy.
    Genworth Mi Canada Inc  MIC.TO : CIBC cuts price target to
C$45 from C$48.50
    TFI International Inc  TFII.TO : National Bank Of Canada
raises target price to C$50 from C$49
    
    
    COMMODITIES AT 6:55 a.m. ET  COM/WRAP 
    Gold futures  GCc2 : $1234.7; +1.04 percent  GOL/ 
    US crude  CLc1 : $68.21; -1.66 percent  O/R 
    Brent crude  LCOc1 : $78.21; -2.03 percent  O/R 
    
    
    U.S. ECONOMIC DATA DUE ON TUESDAY
    1000 Rich Fed Composite Index for Oct: Prior 29
    1000 Rich Fed Services Index for Oct: Prior 18
    1000 Rich Fed Manufacturing Shipments for Oct: Prior 33
    
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    Canadian dollar and bonds report  CAD/   CA/ 
    Reuters global stocks poll for Canada  EQUITYPOLL1 
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    Canadian markets directory  CANADA 
 ($1 = C$1.32)

 (Reporting by Yoganand KN in Bengaluru; Editing by Sriraj
Kalluvila)
 ((Yoganand.kn@thomsonreuters.com))