April 16 (Reuters) - Futures for Canada's main stock index inched higher on Tuesday, after stock markets around the world gained on reduced volatility.
June futures on the S&P/TSX index SXFc1 were up 0.22 percent at 7:00 a.m. ET.
Canada's manufacturing sales data for February is due at 8:30 a.m. ET
The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX .GSPTSE rose 34.93 points, or 0.21 percent, to 16,515.46 on Monday. Jones Industrial Average e-mini futures 1YMc1 were up 0.51 percent at 7:00 a.m. ET, S&P 500 e-mini futures ESc1 0.34 percent and Nasdaq 100 e-mini futures NQc1 0.42 percent. .N
TOP STORIES TOP/CAN
Australia's Healthscope cut its fiscal 2019 hospital operating earnings guidance and set May 22 as the date for shareholders to vote on the takeover bid from Canadian investment firm Brookfield BAMa.TO . RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS RCH/CA
CGI Inc GIBa.TO : RBC raises price target to C$100 from C$95
NFI Group Inc NFI.TO : CIBC cuts price target to C$44 from C$45
Yamana Gold Inc YRI.TO : Eight Capital cuts target price to C$4.50 from C$4.75
COMMODITIES AT 7:00 a.m. ET COM/WRAP
Gold futures GCc2 : $1283.8; -0.36 percent GOL/
US crude CLc1 : $63.42; +0.03 percent O/R
Brent crude LCOc1 : $71.12; -0.08 percent O/R
U.S. ECONOMIC DATA DUE ON TUESDAY
0915 Industrial production mm for Mar: Expected 0.2 pct; Prior 0.1 pct
0915 Capacity utilization SA for Mar: Expected 79.1 pct; Prior 78.2 pct
0915 Manufacturing output mm for Mar: Expected 0.1 pct; Prior -0.4 pct
0915 (approx.) Industrial production YoY for Mar: Prior 3.54 pct
1000 NAHB Housing Market Index for Apr: Expected 63; Prior 62
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