May 5 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index futures were slightly higher on Friday as investors awaited the monthly jobs report.
Statistics Canada's jobs report is expected to show that the economy added 10,000 jobs in April, while the unemployment rate is forecast to hold steady at 6.7 percent. This data, along with the IVEY Purchasing Managers Index, is due at 8:30 a.m. ET ECONCA .
June futures on the S&P TSX index SXFc1 were up 0.02 percent at 7:15 a.m. ET.
The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX composite index fell almost 1 percent on Thursday as the country's heavyweight energy and mining sectors lost ground amid a drop in commodity prices and as investors digested a string of corporate earnings. Jones Industrial Average e-mini futures 1YMc1 were down 0.04 percent at 7:15 a.m. ET, while S&P 500 e-mini futures ESc1 were up 0.06 percent and Nasdaq 100 e-mini futures NQc1 were up 0.05 percent. .N
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TOP STORIES TOP/CAN
Air Canada AC.TO reported a quarterly loss that was much smaller than expected, as it flew more passengers, offseting a sharp rise in fuel costs. oil and gas producer Husky Energy Inc HSE.TO on Friday posted a quarterly profit that edged past analysts' estimates, helped by higher oil prices. Capital Group Inc HCG.TO named Alan Hibben to its board of directors, replacing Gerald Soloway, who has been accused by regulators of making "materially misleading statements" to investors. RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS RCH/CA
Bonavista Energy BNP.TO : RBC raises rating to "outperform" from "sector perform"
Empire Company Ltd EMPa.TO : Barclays (LON:BARC) raises rating to "overweight" from "equal weight"
Theratechnologies TH.TO : Canaccord Genuity raises target to C$7.50; rating "speculative buy"
COMMODITIES AT 7:15 a.m. ET COM/WRAP
Gold futures GCc1 : $1233.3; +0.55 percent GOL/
US crude CLc1 : $45.34; -0.4 percent O/R
Brent crude LCOc1 : $48.33; -0.1 percent O/R
LME 3-month copper CMCU3 : $5549; +0.11 percent MET/L
U.S. ECONOMIC DATA DUE ON FRIDAY
0830 Non-farm payrolls for Apr: Expected 185,000; Prior 98,000
0830 Private payrolls for Apr: Expected 185,000; Prior 89,000
0830 Manufacturing payrolls for Apr: Expected 10,000; Prior 11,000
0830 Government payrolls for Apr: Prior 9,000
0830 Unemployment rate for Apr: Expected 4.6 pct; Prior 4.5 pct
0830 Average earnings mm for Apr: Expected 0.3 pct; Prior 0.2 pct
0830 Average workweek hours for Apr: Expected 34.4 hrs; Prior 34.3 hrs
0830 Labor force participation for Apr: Prior 63.0 pct
0830 U6 Underemployment for Apr: Prior 8.9 pct
1030 ECRI Weekly Index: Prior 143.2
1030 ECRI weekly annualized: Prior 5.9 pct
1500 Consumer credit for Apr: Expected 14.00 bln; Prior 15.21 bln
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