Oct. 17 (Reuters) - Canadian stock futures were lower on Monday after comments from U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen about the health of the economy unnerved investors.
Yellen, in a speech at a conference of policymakers and academics on Friday, laid out the deepening concern at the central bank that U.S. economic potential is slipping and may need aggressive steps to rebuild. futures on the S&P TSX index SXFc1 were down 0.15 percent at 7:15 a.m. ET.
Canadian securities data is due at 8:30 a.m. ET ECONCA
Canada's main stock index fell on Friday as a stronger U.S. dollar pressured gold prices and energy companies scrambled to protect pipelines. Jones Industrial Average e-mini futures 1YMc1 were down 0.15 percent at 7:15 a.m. ET, while S&P 500 e-mini futures ESc1 were down 0.18 percent and Nasdaq 100 e-mini futures NQc1 were down 0.26 percent. .N
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TOP STORIES TOP/CAN
Rogers Communications Inc RCIb.TO named Joseph Natale as chief executive officer and reported a 3.2 percent rise in quarterly revenue. Inc SVU.N said it would sell its Save-A-Lot business to Canadian private equity firm Onex Corp OCX.TO for $1.37 billion. manufacturing workers at Fiat Chrysler Automobiles FCAU.N voted on Sunday to approve a tentative labor agreement with the automaker, their union said, averting a strike and clearing the way for talks with Ford Motor (NYSE:F) Co F.N . RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS RCH/CA
Teck Resources Ltd TCKB.TO : RBC raises price target to C$30 from C$23.
Oceanagold Corp OGC.TO : Barclays (LON:BARC) raises rating to "overweight" from "equal weight".
COMMODITIES AT 7:15 a.m. ET COM/WRAP
Gold futures GCc2 : $1,253.4; -0.05 pct GOL/
US crude CLc1 : $50.43; +0.14 pct O/R
Brent crude LCOc1 : $52.17; +0.64pct O/R
LME 3-month copper CMCU3 : $4,688.50; +0.29 pct MET/L
U.S. ECONOMIC DATA DUE ON MONDAY
0830 NY Fed Manufacturing for Oct: Expected 1.00; Prior -1.99
0915 Industrial output mm for Sep: Expected 0.2 pct; Prior -0.4 pct
0915 Capacity utilization mm for Sep: Expected 75.6 pct; Prior 75.5 pct
0915 Manufacturing output mm for Sep: Expected 0.1 pct; Prior -0.4 pct
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