April 11 (Reuters) - Stock futures pointed to a higher
opening for Canada's main stock index on Monday ahead of the
much-awaited corporate earnings season.
June futures on the S&P TSX index SXFc1 were up 0.61
percent at 7:15 a.m. ET.
No major economic releases are expected for the day.
Canada's main stock index jumped almost 1 percent on Friday,
led by gains in energy companies as crude oil prices surged,
helping the index eclipse most of the losses sustained earlier
in the week.
Dow Jones Industrial Average e-mini futures 1YMc1 were up
0.38 percent at 7:15 a.m. ET, while S&P 500 e-mini futures
ESc1 were up 0.40 percent and Nasdaq 100 e-mini futures NQc1
were up 0.43 percent.
TOP STORIES
TransCanada Corp TRP.TO on Sunday said it had restarted
the 590,000- barrel-per-day Keystone crude pipeline at reduced
pressure after receiving U.S. approval.
AT 7:15 a.m. ET
Gold futures GCc1 : $1,249.40; +0.56 pct
US crude CLc1 : $39.65; -0.18 pct
Brent crude LCOc1 : $41.91; -0.07 pct
LME 3-month copper CMCU3 : $4,641.50; -0.18 pct
ANALYST RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS
Alamos Gold AGI.TO : National Bank Financial cuts ratings
to "sector perform" from "outperform"
Canadian Pacific Railway CP.TO : Barclays (LON:BARC) cuts target price
to C$185 from C$190
Franco Nevada Corp FNV.TO : RBC raises target price to
C$98.00 from C$91.00
U.S. ECONOMIC DATA DUE ON MONDAY
No major economic releases for the day.
($1= C$1.30)