Dec 13 (Reuters) - Stock futures pointed to a higher opening for Canada's main stock index on Wednesday as oil prices rose after industry data showed a larger-than-expected drawdown in U.S. crude stockpiles.
December futures on the S&P TSX index SXFc1 were up 0.1 percent at 7:15 a.m. ET.
The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX composite index inched higher on Tuesday, helped by gains among materials stocks and financial names, while lower oil prices weighed on energy companies. 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 0.03 percent and Nasdaq 100 e-mini futures NQc1 were up 0.1 percent. .N
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TOP STORIES TOP/CAN
The Ontario Securities Commission on Tuesday scheduled a hearing on CanniMed Therapeutics' CMED.TO request to intervene in a hostile takeover bid by bigger rival Aurora Cannabis Inc ACB.TO on Dec. 20. of TransCanada Corp 's TRP.TO proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline argued on Tuesday that regulators in Nebraska had no authority to approve the line's "alternative" path through the state and that the project should be considered dead. RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS RCH/CA
MTY Food Group Inc MTY.TO : TD Securities raises target price to C$49 from C$46
Advantage Oil & Gas Ltd AAV.TO : RBC cuts target price to C$8 from C$9; rating sector perform
Stelco Holdings Inc STLC.TO : Credit Suisse (SIX:CSGN) starts with "outperform" and a C$24 target price
COMMODITIES AT 7:15 a.m. ET COM/WRAP
Gold futures GCc1 : $1239.8; +0.1 percent GOL/
US crude CLc1 : $57.45; +0.54 percent O/R
Brent crude LCOc1 : $63.69; +0.55 percent O/R
LME 3-month copper CMCU3 : $6729.5; +1 percent MET/L
U.S. ECONOMIC DATA DUE ON WEDNESDAY
0830 Core CPI mm, SA for Nov: Expected 0.2 pct; Prior 0.2 pct
0830 Core CPI yy, NSA for Nov: Expected 1.8 pct; Prior 1.8 pct
0830 CPI Index, NSA for Nov: Expected 246.805; Prior 246.663
0830 Core CPI Index, SA for Nov: Prior 253.43
0830 CPI mm, SA for Nov: Expected 0.4 pct; Prior 0.1 pct
0830 CPI yy, NSA for Nov: Expected 2.2 pct; Prior 2.0 pct
0830 Real weekly earnings mm for Nov: Expected 0.0 pct; Prior -0.1 pct
1100 Cleveland fed CPI for Nov: Prior 0.3 pct
1100 TR IPSOS PCSI for Dec: Prior 60.55
1400 Fed funds target rate: Expected 1.375 pct; Prior 1.125 pct
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