Nov 18 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index futures were flat on Friday, a day after the index closed at its highest in three weeks and ahead of a report on inflation.
The country's annual inflation rate rose to 1.5 percent in October, bringing the rate closer to the Bank of Canada's 2 percent target, a report is due at 8:30 a.m. ET is expected to show. ECONCA
December futures on the S&P TSX index SXFc1 were down 0.05 percent at 7:15 a.m. ET.
Canada's main stock index rose on Thursday to its highest close in three weeks as Canadian banks tracked gains for their U.S. counterparts on expectations that the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates in December.
Dow Jones Industrial Average e-mini futures 1YMc1 were down 0.03 percent at 7:15 a.m. ET, while S&P 500 e-mini futures ESc1 were down 0.07 percent and Nasdaq 100 e-mini futures NQc1 were up 0.04 percent. .N
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TOP STORIES TOP/CAN
Greece has approved a permit application by Canadian gold miner Eldorado ELD.TO to build a plant at its Skouries gold mine in northern Greece, a senior Greek energy ministry source said on Friday. of the U.S. coal industry doubts Donald Trump can fulfill his promise to make the ailing industry great again in a country awash in dirt-cheap natural gas, a competing fuel. leaders of Mexico and Canada will hold talks this weekend on the potential impact that a Donald Trump presidency could have on the NAFTA trade pact, a source close to the matter said on Thursday. RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS RCH/CA
Pilot Gold Inc PLG.TO : RBC cuts target price to C$1 from C$1.05
Prometic Life Sciences Inc PLI.TO : Canaccord Genuity raises target price to C$4.75 from C$4.50
WSP Global Inc WSP.TO : CIBC raises target price to C$46 from C$44
COMMODITIES AT 7:15 a.m. ET COM/WRAP
Gold futures GCc1 : $1,216.5; unchanged GOL/
US crude CLc1 : $45.5; +0.18 pct O/R
Brent crude LCOc1 : $46.59; +0.22 pct O/R
LME 3-month copper CMCU3 : $5,458; -0.68 pct MET/L
U.S. ECONOMIC DATA DUE ON FRIDAY
1000 Leading index change mm for Oct: Expected +0.1 pct; Prior +0.2 pct
1030 ECRI Weekly Index: Prior +138.6
1030 ECRI weekly annualized: Prior +6.7 pct
1100 KC Fed Manufacturing for Nov: Prior +18
1100 KC Fed Composite Index for Nov: Prior +6
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