April 10 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index futures were little changed on Monday as investors remained cautious amid rising global geopolitical tensions.
U.S. military strikes against Syria last week over its alleged use of chemical weapons are a warning to other nations, including North Korea, that "a response is likely" if they pose a danger, U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Sunday.
futures on the S&P TSX index SXFc1 were down 0.03 percent at 7:15 a.m. ET.
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp is scheduled to release its annualized housing starts data for March at 8:15 a.m. ET. ECONCA .
Canada's main stock index dipped on Friday as financial and natural resource shares lost ground, while concerns about escalating geopolitical tensions after U.S. missile strikes in Syria prompted a risk-off sentiment among investors. Jones Industrial Average e-mini futures 1YMc1 were up 0.05 percent at 7:15 a.m. ET, while S&P 500 e-mini futures ESc1 were up 0.05 percent and Nasdaq 100 e-mini futures NQc1 were up 0.06 percent. .N
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Shares of Barrick Gold ABX.TO could rise 30 percent in the next year as the gold-mining company, which began restructuring three years ago, develops new projects and increases production, according to the April 10 edition of Barron's. Beijing's latest push to attract foreign investment into the country's $9 trillion bond market, China's state-owned clearing house said on Saturday that it will work with Canada's TMX Group X.TO to expedite cross-border investments. RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS RCH/CA
Canada Goose Holdings Inc GOOS.TO : Wells Fargo (NYSE:WFC) starts coverage with "outperform" rating
Hudson's Bay Co HBC.TO : BMO cuts target price to C$31 from C$35
COMMODITIES AT 7:15 a.m. ET COM/WRAP
Gold futures GCc1 : $1249.80; -0.36 percent GOL/
US crude CLc1 : $52.63; +0.75 percent O/R
Brent crude LCOc1 : $55.72; +0.87 percent O/R
LME 3-month copper CMCU3 : $5781.50; -0.9 percent MET/L
U.S. ECONOMIC DATA DUE ON MONDAY
10:00 Employment Trends for Mar: Prior 131.4
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