Feb 23 (Reuters) - Futures for Canada's main stock index fell on Tuesday, with the main set to snap its two-day win streak, as bullion prices eased on stronger dollar.
Gold futures GCc2 fell 0.11% as dollar firmed ahead of the U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell's testimony to Congress later in the day.
March futures on the S&P/TSX index SXFc1 were down 0.29% at 7:00 a.m. ET.
The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX composite index .GSPTSE ended 0.2% higher at 18,422.24 on Monday.
Dow Jones Industrial Average e-mini futures 1YMc1 were down 0.04% at 7:00 a.m. ET, while S&P 500 e-mini futures ESc1 fell 0.44% and Nasdaq 100 e-mini futures NQc1 dropped 1.49%.
TOP STORIES TOP/CAN
Brookfield Infrastructure Partners BIP.N on Monday formally launched a hostile bid to buy Inter Pipeline Ltd IPL.TO with the same C$16.50-per-share offer the Canadian oil and gas transportation company had rejected as inadequate weeks ago. of Nova Scotia BNS.TO beat analyst estimates for first-quarter profit on Tuesday, as it set aside lower-than-expected funds for loan loss provisions and its wealth management unit performed well. Reuters Corp TRI.TO , TRI.N reported higher fourth-quarter revenue on Tuesday and said it would start a two-year program that will change it from a holding company to an operating company. RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS RCH/CA
Calian Group Ltd CGY.TO : Canaccord Genuity raises target price to C$77 from C$75
Just Energy Group Inc JE.TO : CIBC cuts rating to "underperform" from "neutral"
Solaris Resources Inc SLS.TO : TD Securities raises price target to C$11 from C$10
COMMODITIES AT 7:00 a.m. ET
Gold futures GCc2 : $1805.3; -0.11% GOL/
US crude CLc1 : $62.1; +0.66% O/R
Brent crude LCOc1 : $65.64; +0.6% O/R
U.S. ECONOMIC DATA DUE ON TUESDAY
0900 Monthly home price mm for Dec: Prior 1.0%
0900 Monthly home price yy for Dec: Prior 11.0%
0900 Monthly Home Price Index for Dec: Prior 310.1
0900 Caseshiller 20 mm SA for Dec: Expected 1.3%; Prior 1.4%
0900 Caseshiller 20 mm NSA for Dec: Prior 1.1%
0900 Caseshiller 20 yy for Dec: Expected 9.9%; Prior 9.1%
1000 Consumer Confidence for Feb: Expected 90.0; Prior 89.3
1000 Rich Fed Composite Index for Feb: Prior 14
1000 Rich Fed, Services Index for Feb: Prior -3
1000 Rich Fed Manufacturing Shipments for Feb: Prior 10
1030 Texas Service Sector Outlook for Feb: Prior -1.2
1030 Dallas Fed Services Revenues for Feb: Prior 0.8
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