July 20 (Reuters) - Futures for Canada's main stock index were little changed on Friday as investors awaited inflation and retail sales data.
Canada's annual inflation data is due at 8:30 a.m. ET. The annual inflation rate is expected to have risen 2.4 percent in June. Also, May retail sales is likely to have risen 1.1 percent after dropping 1.2 percent in April. futures on the S&P/TSX index SXFc1 were down 0.02 percent at 7:15 a.m. ET.
On Thursday, the Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX .GSPTSE rose 65.61 points, or 0.40 percent, to 16,543.01, its biggest daily percentage gain since July 12 . Jones Industrial Average e-mini futures 1YMc1 were down 0.32 percent at 7:15 a.m. ET, while S&P 500 e-mini futures ESc1 were down 0.23 percent and Nasdaq 100 e-mini futures NQc1 were down 0.07 percent. .N
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Gold futures GCc2 : $1,227.7; +0.05 pct GOL/
US crude CLc1 : $69.39; +0.14 pct O/R
Brent crude LCOc1 : $72.85; +0.04 pct O/R
LME 3-month copper CMCU3 : $6,059.50; +0.52 pct MET/L
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