Feb 16 (Reuters) - Stock futures pointed to a higher opening for Canada's main stock index on Friday as oil prices rose, led by a fall in the U.S. dollar.
March futures on the S&P TSX index SXFc1 were up 0.11 percent at 7:15 a.m. ET.
Canadian manufacturing sales data is expected at 08:30 a.m. ET.
Canada's main stock index rose on Thursday as gains in the financial sector and shares of TransCanada Corp TRP.TO offset a decline in natural resource companies. Jones Industrial Average e-mini futures 1YMc1 were up 0.16 percent at 7:15 a.m. ET, while S&P 500 e-mini futures ESc1 were up 0.23 percent and Nasdaq 100 e-mini futures NQc1 were up 0.3 percent. .N
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TOP STORIES TOP/CAN
Air Canada AC.TO reported a quarterly profit compared with a loss a year earlier, when the company took a charge of C$91 million related to pension funds. regulator National Energy Board on Thursday issued rulings that allow Kinder Morgan (NYSE:KMI) Canada KML.TO to do additional construction work on an oil pipeline expansion that is fiercely opposed by the province of British Columbia. RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS RCH/CA
Canadian Tire Corp Ltd CTCa.TO : Barclays (LON:BARC) raises target price to C$187 from C$180
Constellation Software Inc CSU.TO : RBC raises target price to C$950 from C$900
Transcanada Corp TRP.TO : CIBC raises price target to C$77 from C$76
COMMODITIES AT 7:15 a.m. ET COM/WRAP
Gold futures GCc2 : $1358.2; +0.45 pct GOL/
US crude CLc1 : $61.41; +0.11 pct O/R
Brent crude LCOc1 : $64.47; +0.22 pct O/R
LME 3-month copper CMCU3 : $7215.5; +0.47 pct MET/L
U.S. ECONOMIC DATA DUE ON FRIDAY
0830 Building permits: number for Jan: Expected 1.300 mln; Prior 1.300 mln
0830 Build permits: change mm for Jan: Prior -0.2 pct
0830 Housing starts number mm for Jan: Expected 1.234 mln; Prior 1.192 mln
0830 House starts mm: change for Jan: Prior -8.2 pct
0830 Import prices mm for Jan: Expected 0.6 pct; Prior 0.1 pct
0830 Export prices mm for Jan: Expected 0.3 pct; Prior -0.1 pct
1000 U Mich Sentiment Preliminary for Feb: Expected 95.5 ; Prior 95.7
1000 U Mich Conditions Preliminary for Feb: Expected 112 .0; Prior 110.5
1000 U Mich Expectations Preliminary for Feb: Expected 84.5 ; Prior 86.3
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