May 9 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index futures were flat on Tuesday, with investors awaiting earnings reports from some major companies, including Silver Wheaton, IAMGOLD and TMX Group.
June futures on the S&P TSX index SXFc1 were down 0.01 percent at 7:15 a.m. ET.
Canada's benchmark stock index rose on Monday as energy stocks climbed after investors gauged the recent selloff had gone too far, while shares of Home Capital HCG.TO recovered from a near 14-year low to end 16.8 percent higher. data due Tuesday includes a report on building permits data at 8:30 a.m. ET. ECONCA
Dow Jones Industrial Average e-mini futures 1YMc1 were up 0.14 percent at 7:15 a.m. ET, while S&P 500 e-mini futures ESc1 were up 0.08 percent and Nasdaq 100 e-mini futures NQc1 were up 0.07 percent. .N
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Canada's Hudson's Bay Co HBC.TO has hired a debt restructuring adviser to review potential options for combining its business with debt-laden U.S. department store operator Neiman Marcus Group, according to people familiar with the matter. Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc (NYSE:VRX) VRX.N VRX.TO reported a first-quarter profit on Tuesday, compared with a year-ago loss, due to a one-time income tax benefit, and the drugmaker also raised its full-year adjusted EBITDA forecast. business software maker OpenText Corp OTEX.TO , OTEX.O reported a lower-than-expected quarterly profit on Monday as expenses rose over 50 percent, offsetting gains across all its businesses.
ANALYST RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS RCH/CA
Absolute Software Corp ABT.TO : BMO raises price target to C$8.50 from C$7.50; rating "market perform"
Ensign Energy Services Inc ESI.TO : CIBC cuts target price to C$10.50 from C$12.50
Trilogy Energy Corp TET.TO : BMO raises price target to C$5 from C$4.75; rating market perform
COMMODITIES AT 7:15 a.m. ET COM/WRAP
Gold futures GCc1 : $1223.9; -0.11 percent GOL/
US crude CLc1 : $46.53; +0.22 percent O/R
Brent crude LCOc1 : $49.41; +0.14 percent O/R
LME 3-month copper CMCU3 : $5512.5; +0.48 percent MET/L
U.S. ECONOMIC DATA DUE ON TUESDAY
10:00 JOLTS job openings for Mar: Prior 5.743 mln
10:00 Wholesale inventory(y), R mm for Mar: Expected -0.1 pct; Prior -0.1 pct
10:00 Wholesale sales mm for Mar: Expected 0.2 pct; Prior 0.6 pct
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