Dec 10 (Reuters) - Stock futures pointed to a lower opening for Canada's main stock index on Monday, as crude oil prices fell and in line with lower global equities markets.
December futures on the S&P/TSX index SXFc1 were down 0.33 percent at 7:00 a.m. ET.
Canada's housing starts and building permits data is due at 8:30 a.m. ET.
The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX .GSPTSE fell 141.87 points, or 0.95 percent, to 14,795.13 on Friday. Jones Industrial Average e-mini futures 1YMc1 were down 0.27 percent at 7:15 a.m. ET, while S&P 500 e-mini futures ESc1 were down 0.27 percent and Nasdaq 100 e-mini futures NQc1 were down 0.22 percent. .N
ANALYST RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS RCH/CA
Cronos Group Inc CRON.TO : Canaccord Genuity raises price target to C$17 from C$9, citing significant injection of cash from Altria (NYSE:MO)'s C$2.4 billion investment.
COMMODITIES AT 7:00 a.m. ET COM/WRAP
Gold futures GCcv1 : $1247.5; -0.06 percent GOL/
US crude CLc1 : $51.83; -1.48 percent O/R
Brent crude LCOc1 : $60.92; -1.22 percent O/R
U.S. ECONOMIC DATA DUE ON MONDAY
1000 Employment Trends for Nov: Prior 110.7
1000 JOLTS job openings for Oct: Prior 7.009 mln
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