Canada Stocks: TSX futures flat ahead of inflation data
17/08/2018 12:33
Aug 17(Reuters) - Futures for Canada's main stock index were
little changed on Friday, with investors awaiting inflation data
due later in the day.
The annual inflation rate is forecast unchanged at 2.5 percent
in July. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N1V74UH
September futures on the S&P/TSX index SXFc1 were down
0.03 percent at 7:15 a.m. ET.
Canada's main stock index rose on Thursday from over
two-month low in the previous session as trade worries eased
after China said it would hold talks with Washington.
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Dow Jones Industrial Average e-mini futures 1YMc1 were
down 0.1 percent at 7:15 a.m. ET, while S&P 500 e-mini futures
ESc1 were down 0.11 percent and Nasdaq 100 e-mini futures
NQc1 were down 0.17 percent. .N
TOP STORIES TOP/CAN
Canada's energy regulator on Thursday said it had given the
go-ahead for the construction of a large portion of the Trans
Mountain expansion project, which will nearly triple capacity on
the oil pipeline from Alberta to a Vancouver area
port. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N1V71WX
Pieridae Energy PEA.V , considering whether to build
Canada's first major liquefied natural gas (LNG) export
terminal, is in talks with Axpo, a Swiss utility and energy
trader, for a 10-year supply deal, the companies said on
Thursday. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL5N1V75FE
ANALYST RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS RCH/CA
Mullen Group MTL.TO : Canaccord Genuity raises target price
to C$17.50 from C$16.25
COMMODITIES AT 7:15 a.m. ET COM/WRAP
Gold futures GCcv1 : $1,184.7; +0.06 pct GOL/
US crude CLc1 : $65.84; +0.58 pct O/R
Brent crude LCOc1 : $72.17; +1.04 pct O/R
LME 3-month copper CMCU3 : $5,900; -0.64 pct MET/L
U.S. ECONOMIC DATA DUE ON FRIDAY
1000 Leading index change mm for July: Expected 0.4 pct;
Prior 0.5 pct
1000 U Mich Sentiment Preliminary for Aug: Expected 98;
Prior 97.9
1000 U Mich Conditions Preliminary for Aug: Prior 114.4
1000 U Mich Expectations Preliminary for Aug: Prior 87.3
1000 U Mich 1 year inflation preliminary for Aug: Prior 2.9
pct
1000 U Mich 5-year inflation preliminary for Aug: Prior 2.4
pct
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(Reporting by Priyanka Das in Bengaluru)
((Priyanka.das@thomsonreuters.com))