Nov 20 (Reuters) - Futures for Canada's main stock index were little changed on Monday, as oil prices eased ahead of an OPEC meeting next week.
December futures on the S&P TSX index SXFc1 were up 0.04 percent at 7:15 a.m. ET.
Canada's main stock index rose on Friday as higher commodity prices helped resource shares, but losses from earlier in the week meant the index ended the week lower than it started it for the first time in more than two months. Jones Industrial Average e-mini futures 1YMc1 were down 0.01 percent at 7:15 a.m. ET, while S&P 500 e-mini futures ESc1 were down 0.04 percent and Nasdaq 100 e-mini futures NQc1 were up 0.04 percent. .N
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Asanko Gold Inc AKG.TO : Canaccord Genuity cuts price target to C$1 from C$2.50
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd CNQ.TO : Barclays (LON:BARC) raises target price to C$41 from C$38
Enerflex Ltd EFX.TO : National Bank of Canada raises target price to C$19 from C$18.50
COMMODITIES AT 7:15 a.m. ET COM/WRAP
Gold futures GCc2 : $1290.80; -0.44 percent GOL/
US crude CLc1 : $56.45; -0.18 percent O/R
Brent crude LCOc1 : $62.25; -0.75 percent O/R
LME 3-month copper CMCU3 : $6780; +0.04 percent MET/L
U.S. ECONOMIC DATA DUE ON MONDAY
1000 Leading index change mm for Oct: Expected 0.6 pct; Prior -0.2 pct
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