Canada Stocks: TSX futures rise on higher oil prices

Heroux Devtek

24/05/2019 12:24

May 24 (Reuters) - Futures for Canada's main equity index
rose on Friday, as oil prices rose after two sessions of losses.
    However, crude prices remained on track for its biggest
weekly drop this year due to rising inventories and concerns of
a global economic slowdown.  O/R 
    June futures on the S&P/TSX index  SXFc1  were up 0.43% at
7:00 a.m. ET.
    The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX  .GSPTSE  fell 162.74
points, or 1%, to 16,164.61 on Thursday.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL5N22Z6O0
    Dow Jones Industrial Average e-mini futures  1YMc1  were up
0.67% at 7:00 a.m. ET, while S&P 500 e-mini futures  ESc1  were
up 0.65% and Nasdaq 100 e-mini futures  NQc1  were up 0.58%.
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    ANALYST RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS  RCH/CA 
    Heroux Devtek Inc  HRX.TO : TD Securities raises price
target to C$22 from C$19.50 
    Prairiesky Royalty Ltd  PSK.TO : RBC cuts price target to
C$24 from C$26
    Toronto-Dominion Bank  TD.TO : Credit Suisse raises price
target to C$83 from C$81
    
    
    COMMODITIES AT 7:00 a.m. ET  COM/WRAP 
    Gold futures  GCc2 : $1281.2; -0.33%  GOL/ 
    US crude  CLc1 : $58.56; +1.12%  O/R 
    Brent crude  LCOc1 : $68.58; +1.21%  O/R 
    
    
    U.S. ECONOMIC DATA DUE ON FRIDAY
    0830 Durable goods for Apr: Expected -2.0%; Prior 2.6%
    0830 Durables ex-transport for Apr: Expected 0.2%; Prior
0.3%
    0830 Durables ex-defense mm for Apr: Prior 2.2%
    0830 Non-defense capital goods ex-aircraft for Apr: Expected
-0.3%; Prior 1.4%
    
    
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    Canadian dollar and bonds report  CAD/   CA/ 
    Reuters global stocks poll for Canada  EQUITYPOLL1 
 EPOLL/CA 
    Canadian markets directory  CANADA 

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 (Reporting by Yoganand KN in Bengaluru; Editing by Arun Koyyur)
 ((Yoganand.kn@thomsonreuters))