Oct 24 (Reuters) - Futures for Canada's main stock index fell on Wednesday, with investors focusing on interest rate decision from the Bank of Canada.
December futures on the S&P/TSX index SXFc1 were down 0.2 percent at 6:55 a.m. ET.
Bank of Canada will announce its interest rate decision at 10:00 a.m. ET. The central bank is expected to hike interest rates by 25 basis points to 1.75 percent, according to a Reuters survey of economists.
The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX .GSPTSE fell 127.53 points, or 0.83 percent, to 15,285.17 on Tuesday. Jones Industrial Average e-mini futures 1YMc1 were down 0.4 percent at 6:55 a.m. ET, while S&P 500 e-mini futures ESc1 were down 0.5 percent and Nasdaq 100 e-mini futures NQc1 were down 0.6 percent. .N
TOP STORIES TOP/CAN
Restaurant Brands International Inc QSR.TO reported a quarterly profit that missed analysts' estimates as its Burger King unit struggled in a fiercely competitive U.S. market, offsetting gains in its Tim Hortons cafes. National Railway Co CNR.TO reported a better-than-expected third-quarter profit on Tuesday as the railroad shipped higher volumes of crude and grains. RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS RCH/CA
IPL Plastics Inc IPLP.TO : National Bank Of Canada cuts target price to C$13.5 from C$16
TVA Group Inc TVAb.TO : CIBC cuts target price to C$3 from C$4.25
COMMODITIES AT 6:55 a.m. ET COM/WRAP
Gold futures GCc2 : $1230.8; -0.27 percent GOL/
US crude CLc1 : $66.46; +0.05 percent O/R
Brent crude LCOc1 : $76.06; -0.5 percent O/R
U.S. ECONOMIC DATA DUE ON WEDNESDAY
0800 Build permits number for Sep: Prior 1.241 mln
0800 Build permits R change mm for Sep: Prior -0.6 pct
0900 Monthly home price mm for Aug: Prior 0.2 pct
0900 Monthly home price yy for Aug: Prior 6.4 pct
0900 Monthly Home Price Index for Aug: Prior 265
0945 Markit Composite Flash PMI for Oct: Prior 53.9
0945 Markit Manufacturing PMI Flash for Oct: Expected 55.5; Prior 55.6
0945 Markit Services PMI Flash for Oct: Expected 54; Prior 53.5
1000 New home sales-units for Sep: Expected 0.625 mln; Prior 0.629 mln
1000 New home sales change mm for Sep: Expected -1.4 pct; Prior 3.5 pct
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