Nov 27 (Reuters) - Stock futures pointed to a lower opening
for Canada's main stock index on Friday as oil prices fell on
disappointing economic data from China and supply concerns.
December futures on the S&P TSX index SXFc1 were down 0.08
percent at 7:10 a.m. ET.
Producer prices and raw materials prices data for October
are due at 08:30 a.m. ET ECONCA
Canada's main stock index rose marginally on Thursday,
helped by gains for some heavyweight bank stocks ahead of their
earnings next week and rising materials stocks, while energy
names slipped in line with a fall in crude oil prices.
Dow Jones Industrial Average e-mini futures 1YMc1 were up
0.01 percent at 7:10 a.m. ET, S&P 500 e-mini futures Esc1 0.08
percent and Nasdaq 100 e-mini futures NQc1 0.25 percent. .N
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TOP STORIES TOP/CAN
Canada's two most populous provinces gave better than
expected budget updates on Thursday, as Ontario got help from
the initial public offering of utility Hydro One Ltd H.TO and
Quebec clamped down on spending.
Canada will give an extra C$100 million ($75 million) to the
United Nations' refugee agency to help it deal with the Syrian
crisis, International Development Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau
said on Thursday.
COMMODITIES AT 7:10 a.m. ET COM/WRAP
Gold futures GCc2 : $1,064.5; -0.51 pct GOL/
US crude CLc1 : $42.09; -2.25 pct O/R
Brent crude LCOc1 : $45.11; -0.77 pct O/R
LME 3-month copper CMCU3 : $4,625; -0.23 pct MET/L
ANALYST RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS RCH/CA
Jean Coutu Group PJC Inc PJCa.TO : Desjardins cuts target
price to C$21 from C$23
U.S. ECONOMIC DATA DUE ON FRIDAY
No economic data is scheduled for release.
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