June 25 (Reuters) - Futures pointed to a lower opening for Canada's main stock index on Tuesday, hit by falling oil prices.
Concerns over declining demand for crude oil and a Saudi pledge to offset any shortfall from countries hit by sanctions weighed on oil prices. futures on the S&P/TSX index SXFc1 were down 0.04% at 7:00 a.m. ET.
April wholesale trade data is due at 8:30 a.m. ET.
The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX .GSPTSE fell 1.96 points, or 0.01%, to 16,523.47 on Monday. Jones Industrial Average e-mini futures 1YMc1 were down 0.08% at 7:00 a.m. ET, while S&P 500 e-mini futures ESc1 were down 0.11% and Nasdaq 100 e-mini futures NQc1 were down 0.21%. .N
TOP STORIES TOP/CAN
Canada-based delivery and logistics firm Purolator Inc said it plans to invest C$1 billion to strengthen its footprint in the domestic market, looking to reach more customers and businesses and keep up in a hyper-competitive e-commerce space. equity firm Onex Corp ONEX.TO said on Monday its C$3.5 billion buyout offer for WestJet Airlines Ltd WJA.TO received approval from Canada's Minister of Transport, clearing the first of several regulatory hurdles. RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS RCH/CA
Crew Energy Inc CR.TO : National Bank of Canada cuts rating to sector perform from outperform
Suncor Energy Inc SU.TO : National Bank of Canada cuts target price to C$56 from C$59
Storm Resources SRX.TO : National Bank of Canada raises rating to outperform from sector perform
COMMODITIES AT 7:00 a.m. ET COM/WRAP
Gold futures GCc2 : $1,430.1; +1.05% GOL/
US crude CLc1 : $57.67; -0.4% O/R
Brent crude LCOc1 : $64.48; -0.59% O/R
U.S. ECONOMIC DATA DUE ON TUESDAY
0800 Build permits number for May: Prior 1.294 mln
0800 Build permits R change mm for May: Prior 0.3%
0900 Monthly home price mm for April: Prior 0.1%
0900 Monthly home price yy for April: Prior 4.9%
0900 Monthly Home Price Index for April: Prior 273.4
0900 Caseshiller 20 mm SA for April: Expected 0.2%; Prior 0.1%
0900 Caseshiller 20 mm NSA for April: Expected 0.6%; Prior 0.7%
0900 Caseshiller 20 yy for April: Expected 2.6%; Prior 2.7%
1000 Consumer Confidence for June: Expected 131.1; Prior 134.1
1000 New home sales-units for May: Expected 0.680 mln; Prior 0.673 mln
1000 New home sales change mm for May: Expected 1.9%; Prior -6.9%
1000 Rich Fed Composite Index for June: Prior 5
1000 Rich Fed, Services Index for June: Prior 1
1000 Rich Fed Manufacturing Shipments for June: Prior 2
1030 Texas Service Sector Outlook for June: Prior -0.3
1030 Dallas Fed Services Revenues for June: Prior 2.7
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