Canada Stocks: TSX futures rise on news of U.S.-China trade talks

Goodfood Market

05/09/2019 12:40

Sep 5 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index futures edged up
on Thursday, tracking global markets, after China and the United
States agreed to hold high-level trade talks in early October in
Washington.
    September futures on the S&P/TSX index  SXFc1  were up 0.4%
at 7:15 a.m. ET.
    The Toronto Stock Exchange S&P/TSX composite index  .GSPTSE 
closed up 49.61 points, or 0.30 percent, at 16,448.84, on
Wednesday.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL5N25V6AO
    Dow Jones Industrial Average e-mini futures  1YMc1  were up
0.96% at 7:15 a.m. ET, while S&P 500 e-mini futures  ESc1  were
up 0.88% and Nasdaq 100 e-mini futures  NQc1  were up 1.14%.
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    ANALYST RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS  RCH/CA 
    Goodfood Market Corp  FOOD.TO : Canaccord Genuity cuts
target price to C$3.75 from C$4.50
    Kirkland Lake Gold Ltd  KL.TO : RBS cuts rating to sector
perform from outperform 
    Restaurant Brands International Inc  QSR.TO : Piper Jaffray
raises target price to $90 from $80
    
    
    COMMODITIES AT 7:15 a.m. ET  COM/WRAP 
    Gold futures  GCc2 : $1,543.5; -0.68%  GOL/ 
    US crude  CLc1 : $56.11; -0.27%  O/R 
    Brent crude  LCOc1 : $60.78; +0.13%  O/R 
    
    
    U.S. ECONOMIC DATA DUE ON THURSDAY
    0815 (approx.) ADP national employment for Aug: Expected
149,000; Prior 156,000
    0830 Initial jobless claims : Expected 215,000; Prior
215,000
    0830 Jobless claims 4-week average : Prior 214,500
0830 Continued jobless claims : Expected 1.685 mln; Prior 1.698
mln
    0830 Labor costs revised for Q2: Expected 2.5%; Prior 2.4%
    0830 Productivity revised for Q2: Expected 2.2%; Prior 2.3%
    0945 Markit Composite Final PMI for Aug: Prior 50.9
    0945 Markit Services PMI Final for Aug: Prior 50.9
    1000 Durables ex-defense, R mm for Jul: Prior 1.4%
    1000 Durable goods, R mm for Jul: Prior 2.1%
    1000 Factory orders mm for Jul: Expected 1%; Prior 0.6%
    1000 Durables ex-transport R mm for Jul: Prior -0.4%
    1000 Nondefense cap ex-air R mm for Jul: Prior 0.4%
    1000 Factory ex-transport mm for Jul: Prior 0.1%
    1000 ISM N-Manufacturing PMI for Aug: Expected 54.0; Prior
53.7
    1000 ISM N-Manufacturing Business Activity for Aug: Expected
53.3; Prior 53.1
   1000 ISM N-Manufacturing Employment Index for Aug: Prior 56.2
    1000 ISM N-Manufacturing New Orders Index for Aug: Prior
54.1
    1000 ISM N-Manufacturing Price Paid Index for Aug: Prior
56.5
    
    
    FOR CANADIAN MARKETS NEWS, CLICK ON CODES:
    TSX market report  .TO 
    Canadian dollar and bonds report  CAD/   CA/ 
    Reuters global stocks poll for Canada  EQUITYPOLL1 
 EPOLL/CA 
    
    Canadian markets directory  CANADA 
    
    ($1 = C$1.33)

 (Reporting by Siddharth Athreya V in Bengaluru; Editing by Anil
D'Silva)
 ((Siddharth.AthreyaV@thomsonreuters.com))