Canada Stocks: Futures up on renewed hopes of U.S.-China trade deal

Heroux Devtek

13/11/2018 12:39

Nov 13 (Reuters) - Futures for Canada's main stock index
edged higher due to renewed hopes of resolving the ongoing trade
dispute between the United States and China. 
    A news report said on Monday that China's chief trade
negotiator may visit Washington ahead of a scheduled meeting of
leaders of both countries.
    December futures on the S&P/TSX index  SXFc1  were up 0.34
percent at 6:55 a.m. ET.
    The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX  .GSPTSE  closed down
118.04 points, or 0.77 percent, to 15,156.40, on Monday.
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    Dow Jones Industrial Average e-mini futures  1YMc1  were up
0.64 percent at 6:56 a.m. ET, while S&P 500 e-mini futures
 ESc1  were up 0.71 percent and Nasdaq 100 e-mini futures  NQc1 
were up 1.02 percent.  .N 
  
    
    ANALYST RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS  RCH/CA 
    Interfor Corp  IFP.TO : CIBC cuts price target to C$21 from
C$23
    Heroux Devtek Inc  HRX.TO : RBC cuts price target to C$19
from C$20
    Just Energy Group Inc  JE.TO : Canaccord Genuity raises
rating to speculative buy from hold
    
    COMMODITIES AT 6:55 a.m. ET  COM/WRAP 
    Gold futures  GCc2 : $1199.1; fell 0.37 percent  GOL/ 
    US crude  CLc1 : $58.68; fell 2.09 percent  O/R 
    Brent crude  LCOc1 : $68.77; fell 1.93 percent  O/R 
    
    U.S. ECONOMIC DATA DUE ON TUESDAY
    0600 NFIB Business Optimism for Oct: Prior 107.9
    1400 Federal budget for Oct: Expected -$98.00 bln; Prior
$119.00 bln


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    ($1 = C$1.32)

 (Reporting by Siddharth Athreya V in Bengaluru; Editing by
James Emmanuel)