Canada Stocks: Futures little changed as weak China data weighs

Copenhagen Airports A/S

14/09/2017 12:38

Sept 14 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index futures were 
little changed on Thursday after global stocks pulled back from 
record highs following weaker-than-expected Chinese economic 
data. 
    China posted a rare flurry of disappointing data - including 
its slowest growth in investment in nearly 18 years - suggesting 
the world's second-largest economy is finally starting to lose 
some momentum as borrowing costs rise.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N1LV2DH 
     September futures on the S&P TSX index  SXFc1  were up 0.01 
percent at 7:15 a.m. ET. 
    New housing price index data for July is due at 08:30 a.m. 
ET.  ECONCA  
    Canada's main stock index struggled to advance on Wednesday 
and ended nominally lower as higher crude prices fueled sharp 
gains by oil and gas companies, while cooling metal prices drove 
hefty declines in mining firms.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL2N1LU1YR 
    Dow Jones Industrial Average e-mini futures  1YMc1  were 
flat at 7:15 a.m. ET, while S&P 500 e-mini futures  ESc1  were 
down 0.03 percent and Nasdaq 100 e-mini futures  NQc1  were down 
0.09 percent.  .N  
     
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    TOP STORIES  TOP/CAN  
    A Canadian and a Danish pension fund, Ontario Teachers' 
Pension Plan and ATP, have agreed to buy a 57.7 percent stake in 
Copenhagen Airports  KBHL.CO  from Australia's Macquarie 
 MAP.AX  for about 9.8 billion Danish crowns ($1.57 billion). 
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL5N1LV1ES 
    Canadian lifestyle retailer Roots Corp said on Wednesday it 
filed a preliminary prospectus with the securities regulatory 
authorities in Canada for a proposed initial public offering of 
its common shares.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N1LU5O9 
         
    ANALYST RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS  RCH/CA  
    Imperial Oil Ltd  IMO.TO : JP Morgan raises target price to 
C$38 from C$36 
    Suncor Energy Inc  SU.TO : JP Morgan raises target price to 
C$42 from C$39 
     
    COMMODITIES AT 7:15 a.m. ET  COM/WRAP  
    Gold futures  GCc1 : $1319.6; -0.29 percent  GOL/  
    US crude  CLc1 : $49.81; +1.03 percent  O/R  
    Brent crude  LCOc1 : $55.71; +1 percent  O/R  
    LME 3-month copper  CMCU3 : $6461; -1.4 percent  MET/L  
     
    U.S. ECONOMIC DATA DUE ON THURSDAY 
    0830 Core CPI mm, SA for Aug: Expected 0.2 pct; Prior 0.1 
pct 
    0830 Core CPI yy, NSA for Aug: Expected 1.6 pct; Prior 1.7 
pct 
    0830 CPI Index, NSA for Aug: Expected 245.34; Prior 244.79 
    0830 Core CPI Index, SA for Aug: Prior 251.91 
    0830 CPI mm, SA for Aug: Expected 0.3 pct; Prior 0.1 pct 
    0830 CPI yy, NSA for Aug: Expected 1.8 pct; Prior 1.7 pct 
    0830 Real weekly earnings mm for Aug: Expected -0.2 pct; 
Prior 0.2 pct 
    0830 Initial jobless claims: Expected 300,000; Prior 298,000 
    0830 Jobless claims 4 week average: Prior 250,250 
    0830 Continued jobless claims: Expected 1.985 mln; Prior 
1.940 mln 
    1100 Cleveland fed CPI for Aug: Prior 0.2 pct 
     
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  ($1 = C$1.22) 
 
 (Reporting by Pathikrit Bandyopadhyay in Bengaluru; Editing by 
Anil D'Silva) 
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