Sept 7 (Reuters) - Canadian stock futures were little changed on Wednesday ahead of the Bank of Canada's interest rate decision.
September futures on the S&P TSX index SXFc1 were up 0.02 percent at 7:10 a.m. ET.
Bank of Canada is scheduled to announce its interest rate decision at 10:00 a.m. ET. Investors expect the central bank to leave the key rate unchanged at 0.50 percent.
Canada's benchmark stock index edged higher on Tuesday as higher gold prices supported mining stocks, while news of an acquisition boosted shares of Enbridge Inc ENB.TO , the country's largest pipeline company. Jones Industrial Average e-mini futures 1YMc1 were down 0.05 percent at 7:10 a.m. ET. S&P 500 e-mini futures ESc1 were down 0.09 percent and Nasdaq 100 e-mini futures NQc1 were up 0.07 percent. .N
(Morning News Call newsletter http://link.reuters.com/nex49s ; The Day Ahead newsletter http://link.reuters.com/mex49s)
TOP STORIES TOP/CAN
Activist investor William Ackman left the board of Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd CP.TO on Tuesday, marking the end of a four-year tenure that helped overhaul the ailing railroad company and earn his hedge fund roughly $2.6 billion. department store operator Hudson's Bay Co HBC.TO reported a 60 percent jump in quarterly sales on Tuesday, helped by its expansion in Europe and the acquisition of online retailer Gilt. RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS RCH/CA
Bonavista Energy Corp BNP.TO : Barclays (LON:BARC) raises target price to C$5 from C$4; "equal weight"
Cara Operations Ltd CAO.TO : National Bank Financial starts with "outperform"
Enbridge Inc ENB.TO : CIBC raises target price to C$71 from C$63.
COMMODITIES AT 7:10 a.m. ET COM/WRAP
Gold futures GCc1 : $1,347; -0.18 pct GOL/
US crude CLc1 : $45.27; +0.98 pct O/R
Brent crude LCOc1 : $47.79; +1.12 pct O/R
LME 3-month copper CMCU3 : $4,669.50; +1.07 pct MET/L
U.S. ECONOMIC DATA DUE ON WEDNESDAY
0855 Redbook mm: Prior -0.3 pct
0855 Redbook yy: Prior 0.6 pct
1000 JOLTS job opening for July: Prior 5.624 mln
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 ($1 = C$1.28)