Canada Stocks: TSX futures set to open higher as oil prices rise

MAV Beauty Brands

24/07/2018 12:31

July 24 (Reuters) - Futures for Canada's main stock index
were up on Tuesday as escalating tensions between the United
States and Iran pushed crude oil prices higher.
    Iran will respond with equal countermeasures if the United
States tries to block its oil exports, the foreign ministry in
Tehran said on Tuesday.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL5N1UK1HW
    September futures on the S&P/TSX index  SXFc1  were up 0.36
percent at 7:15 a.m. ET.
    Canada's main stock index ended slightly lower on Monday, as
gains in energy shares offset a drop in the materials and
industrials sectors.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N1UJ4LI
    Dow Jones Industrial Average e-mini futures  1YMc1  were up
0.4 percent at 7:15 a.m. ET, while S&P 500 e-mini futures  ESc1 
were up 0.21 percent and Nasdaq 100 e-mini futures  NQc1  were
up 0.15 percent.  .N 
 
 
    ANALYST RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS  RCH/CA 
    Mav Beauty Brands Inc  MAV.TO : Jefferies starts coverage
with "buy" rating; price target C$15
    Suncor Energy Inc  SU.TO : Mizuho initiates coverage with
"buy" rating; C$61 price target
    Sun Life Financial Inc  SLF.TO : Canaccord Genuity starts
with "hold" rating; price target of C$58
    
    COMMODITIES AT 7:15 a.m. ET  COM/WRAP 
    Gold futures  GCcv1 : $1,227.2; +0.13 pct  GOL/ 
    U.S. crude  CLc1 : $68.3; +0.6 pct  O/R 
    Brent crude  LCOc1 : $73.17; +0.15 pct  O/R 
    LME 3-month copper  CMCU3 : $6,184; +0.88 pct  MET/L 
    
    U.S. ECONOMIC DATA DUE ON TUESDAY
    0900 Monthly home price mm for May: Prior 0.1 pct
    0900 Monthly home price yy for May: Prior 6.4 pct
    0900 Monthly Home Price Index for May: Prior 262.5
    0945 Markit Composite Flash PMI for Jul: Prior 56.2
    0945 Markit Manufacturing PMI Flash for Jul: Expected 55.4;
Prior 55.4
    0945 Markit Services PMI Flash for Jul: Expected 56.5; Prior
56.5
    1000 Rich Fed Composite Index for Jul: Prior 20
    1000 Rich Fed, Services Index for Jul: Prior 21
    1000 Rich Fed Manufacturing Shipments for Jul: Prior 17
    
    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 
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 (Reporting by Nandi Kaul in Bengaluru; Editing by Maju Samuel)
 ((nandi.kaul@thomsonreuters.com))