Canada Stocks: -TSX futures flat ahead of trade data

Sears Canada

05/10/2017 12:27

Oct 5 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index futures were 
flat on Thursday after the benchmark index broke a five-session 
stretch of gains the previous day, and as investors waited for 
trade balance figures. 
    The trade deficit is likely to have narrowed to C$2.60 
billion ($2.08 billion) in August from C$3.04 billion in July.  
    December futures on the S&P TSX index  SXFc1  were flat at 
7:15 a.m. ET. 
    Trade data for August is due at 08:30 a.m. ET.  ECONCA  
    Canada's benchmark stock index dipped on Wednesday, breaking 
a five-session stretch of gains, pressured by a sharp fall in 
shares of online retail platform Shopify Inc  SHOP.TO  and 
losses in the energy sector as oil fell.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL2N1MF1RL 
    Dow Jones Industrial Average e-mini futures  1YMc1  were up 
0.02 percent at 7:15 a.m. ET, while S&P 500 e-mini futures 
 ESc1  were up 0.03 percent and Nasdaq 100 e-mini futures  NQc1  
were up 0.09 percent.  .N  
     
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    TOP STORIES  TOP/CAN  
    Progress Energy, the Canadian unit of Malaysian state energy 
firm Petroliam Nasional Berhad, said it was looking to sell its 
Deep Basin oil and gas asset in the Canadian province of 
Alberta.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N1MG1LQ 
    Sears Canada  SRSCQ.PK  on Wednesday won court approval to 
extend credit protection by a month to Nov. 7, but its creditors 
set a deadline this week to liquidate the retailers' assets, 
leaving the company with mere days to decide its fate. 
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    ANALYST RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS  RCH/CA  
    Petrus Resources Ltd  PRQ.TO : RBC raises target price to 
C$3.50 from C$3.25 
     
    COMMODITIES AT 7:15 a.m. ET  COM/WRAP  
    Gold futures  GCcv1 : $1277.8; +0.32 percent  GOL/  
    US crude  CLc1 : $50.05; +0.14 percent  O/R  
    Brent crude  LCOc1 : $56.14; +0.61 percent  O/R  
    LME 3-month copper  CMCU3 : $6553; +0.49 percent  MET/L  
 
     
    U.S. ECONOMIC DATA DUE ON THURSDAY 
    0830 International trade mm for Aug: Expected -$42.7 bln; 
Prior -$43.7 bln 
    0830 Goods trade balance revised for Aug: Expected -62.9 bln 
    0830 Initial jobless claims: Expected 265,000; Prior 272,000 
    0830 Jobless claims 4-week average: Prior 277,750 
    1000 Durables ex-defense, revised mm for Aug: Prior 2.2 pct 
    1000 Durable goods, revised mm for Aug: Prior 1.7 pct 
    1000 Factory orders mm for Aug: Expected 1.0 pct; Prior -3.3 
pct 
    1000 Durables ex-transport revised mm for Aug: Prior 0.2 pct 
    1000 Nondefense cap ex-air revised mm for Aug: Prior 0.9 pct 
    1000 Factory ex-transport mm for Aug: Prior 0.5 pct 
     
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