Canada Stocks: TSX futures higher ahead of Trump's trade speech

Optiva

12/11/2019 12:30

Nov 12 (Reuters) - Futures for Canada's main stock index
were higher on Tuesday over hopes that U.S. President Donald
Trump may signal progress on trade talks with China.
    Trump is scheduled to discuss the country's trade policy at
the Economic Club of New York later in the day.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL2N27R10D
    December futures on the S&P/TSX index  SXFc1  were up 0.22%
at 7:00 a.m. ET.
    The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX composite index rose
0.03% to 16,882.83 on Monday.
    Dow Jones Industrial Average e-mini futures  1YMc1  were up
0.04% at 7:00 a.m. ET, while S&P 500 e-mini futures  ESc1  were
up 0.04% and Nasdaq 100 e-mini futures  NQc1  were up 0.08%.
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    TOP STORIES  TOP/CAN 
    Burger King, owned by Restaurant Brands International Inc
 QSR.TO , on Monday rolled out a meat-free version of its
Whopper burger in 25 European countries, using patties made by
Unilever Plc  ULVR.L  to strengthen its foothold in the
exploding market for plant-based food served in restaurant
chains.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N27N5VN
    Cronos Group Inc  CRON.TO  reported a bigger quarterly loss
on Tuesday, as the Canadian marijuana producer was weighed down
by lower margins and surge in expenses.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N27S2PB
    
    
    ANALYST RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS  RCH/CA 
    Premium Brands Holdings Corp  PBH.TO : CIBC cuts target
price to C$81 from C$94
    Optiva Inc  OPT.TO : CIBC raises target price to C$58 from
C$50
    Canadian Natural Resources Ltd  CNQ.TO : CIBC raises target
price to C$48 from C$46
    
    
    COMMODITIES AT 7:00 a.m. ET  COM/WRAP 
    Gold futures  GCc2  $1453.9; -0.22%  GOL/  
    US crude  CLc1     $57.05; +0.33%  O/R        
    Brent crude  LCOc1  $62.41; +0.37%  O/R      
    
       
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 (Reporting by Swathi Nair in Bengaluru; Editing by Maju Samuel)
 ((s.nair@thomsonreuters.com))