Nov 7 (Reuters) - Futures for Canada's main stock index were higher on Wednesday, mainly due to gains in energy shares helped by a steady rise in oil prices.
December futures on the S&P/TSX index SXFc1 were up 0.64 percent at 7:00 a.m. ET.
Ivey Purchasing Managers Index data is due at 10:00 a.m. ET.
The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX .GSPTSE rose 75.01 points, or 0.49 percent, to 15,292.71, on Tuesday. Jones Industrial Average e-mini futures 1YMc1 were up 0.71 percent at 7:00 a.m. ET, while S&P 500 e-mini futures ESc1 were up 0.84 percent and Nasdaq 100 e-mini futures NQc1 were up 1.14 percent. .N
TOP STORIES TOP/CAN
Kraft Heinz Co KHC.O has agreed to sell its Canadian natural cheese business to Parmalat SpA PLT.MI in a C$1.62 billion ($1.23 billion) deal that will help Kraft trim its debt and extend the North American footprint of Parmalat owner Lactalis. Oil Ltd IMO.TO said on Tuesday that it would go ahead with the construction of its C$2.6 billion ($2 billion) Aspen project in northern Alberta, the first new oil sand development to be greenlighted since 2013. RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS RCH/CA
Intact Financial Corp IFC.TO : RBC raises target price to C$117 from C$115
Jamieson Wellness Inc JWEL.TO : Canaccord Genuity cuts price target to C$26 from C$28
Slate Office REIT SOT_u.TO : Canaccord Genuity cuts rating to hold from buy
COMMODITIES AT 7:15 a.m. ET COM/WRAP
Gold futures GCc2 : $1233.1; rose 0.55 percent GOL/
US crude CLc1 : $62.92; rose 1.14 percent O/R
Brent crude LCOc1 : $73.25; rose 1.55 percent O/R
U.S. ECONOMIC DATA DUE ON WEDNESDAY
1500 Consumer credit for Sep: Expected 16.50 bln; Prior 20.08 bln
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