May 19 (Reuters) - Futures on Canada's main stock index rose on Friday as investors awaited inflation and retail sales data.
Canada's annual inflation rate is forecast to have risen slightly to 1.7 percent in April from 1.6 percent in March.
Statistics Canada will also release retail sales data, which is likely to have rebounded to 0.4 percent in March from a 0.6 percent fall in the previous month.
The reports are due at 8:30 a.m. ET. ECONCA
June futures on the S&P TSX index SXFc1 were up 0.18 percent at 7:15 a.m. ET.
Canada's main stock index eked out a slight gain on Thursday, as financial stocks recovered somewhat after a two-day selloff, while gold miners weighed as bullion turned lower. Jones Industrial Average e-mini futures 1YMc1 were up 0.16 percent at 7:15 a.m. ET, while S&P 500 e-mini futures ESc1 were up 0.25 percent and Nasdaq 100 e-mini futures NQc1 were up 0.24 percent. .N
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Canada's biggest non-bank lender Home Capital Group Inc HCG.TO on Thursday published data showing that its high interest savings account balances had risen on Wednesday but its cashable guaranteed income certificate deposits continued to fall. RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS RCH/CA
ATS Automation Tooling Systems Inc ATA.TO : TD Securities raises target price to C$14.50 from C$13
Lundin Mining Corp LUN.TO : Berenberg raises rating to "buy" from "hold"
COMMODITIES AT 7:15 a.m. ET COM/WRAP
Gold futures GCc2 : $1,251.9; -0.07 pct GOL/
US crude CLc1 : $49.96; +1.24 pct O/R
Brent crude LCOc1 : $53.13; +1.16 pct O/R
LME 3-month copper CMCU3 : $5,618.00; +0.69 pct MET/L
U.S. ECONOMIC DATA DUE ON FRIDAY
10:30 ECRI Weekly Index: Prior 144.8
10:30 ECRI weekly annualized : Prior 5.1 pct
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