Dec 7 (Reuters) - Stock futures for Canada's main stock index were little changed on Friday, as investors awaited the outcome of the crucial OPEC meeting and the release of national jobs data later in the day.
OPEC talks on oil production cuts reached a deadlock as the group's leader Saudi Arabia refused to grant sanctions-hit Iran exemptions from planned reductions, OPEC sources said. futures on the S&P/TSX index SXFc1 were down 0.07 percent at 6:55 a.m. ET.
Canada's jobs data is due at 8:30 a.m. ET.
The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX .GSPTSE fell 245.64 points, or 1.62 percent, to 14,937.00 on Thursday. Jones Industrial Average e-mini futures 1YMc1 were down 0.5 percent at 6:55 a.m. ET, while S&P 500 e-mini futures ESc1 were down 0.6 percent and Nasdaq 100 e-mini futures NQc1 were down 0.7 percent. .N
ANALYST RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS RCH/CA
• Capital Power Corp CPX.TO : RBC raises price target to C$29 from C$28.
• Dollarama Inc DOL.TO : CIBC cuts target price to C$37 from C$40.
COMMODITIES AT 6:55 a.m. ET COM/WRAP
Gold futures GCcv1 : $1242.7; rose 0.24 percent GOL/
US crude CLc1 : $51.37; fell 0.23 percent O/R
Brent crude LCOc1 : $60.25; rose 0.32 percent O/R
U.S. ECONOMIC DATA DUE ON FRIDAY
0830 Non-farm payrolls for Nov: Expected 200,000; Prior 250,000
0830 Private payrolls for Nov: Expected 200,000; Prior 246,000
0830 Manufacturing payrolls for Nov: Expected 20,000; Prior 32,000
0830 Government payrolls for Nov: Prior 4,000
0830 Unemployment rate for Nov: Expected 3.7 pct; Prior 3.7 pct
0830 Average earnings mm for Nov: Expected 0.3 pct; Prior 0.2 pct
0830 Average earnings yy for Nov: Expected 3.1 pct; Prior 3.1 pct
0830 Average workweek hours for Nov: Expected 34.5; Prior 34.5
0830 U6 underemployment for Nov: Prior 7.4 pct
1000 U Mich Sentiment Preliminary for Dec: Expected 97.0; Prior 97.5
1000 U Mich Conditions Preliminary for Dec: Expected 113.1; Prior 112.3
1000 U Mich Expectations Preliminary for Dec: Expected 88.3; Prior 88.1
1000 U Mich 1 year inflation preliminary for Dec: Prior 2.8 pct
1000 U Mich 5 year inflation preliminary for Dec: Prior 2.6 pct
1000 Wholesale inventory, R mm for Oct: Expected 0.7 pct; Prior 0.7 pct
1000 Wholesale sales mm for Oct: Expected 0.3 pct; Prior 0.2 pct
1500 Consumer credit for Oct: Expected $15.00 bln; Prior $10.92 bln
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