June 21 (Reuters) - Futures pointed to a lower opening for Canada's main stock index on Friday, tracking declines in global equities as rising tensions between the United States and Iran kept investors on edge.
Iranian officials told Reuters that Tehran had received a message from U.S. President Donald Trump warning that a U.S. attack on Iran was imminent but saying he was against war and wanted talks on a range of issues. futures on the S&P/TSX index SXFc1 were down 0.1% at 7:00 a.m. ET.
April retail sales data is due to be released at 8:30 a.m. ET.
The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX .GSPTSE rose 63.04 points, or 0.38%, to 16,574.83 on Thursday. Jones Industrial Average e-mini futures 1YMc1 were down 0.05% at 7:00 a.m. ET, while S&P 500 e-mini futures ESc1 edged down 0.11% and Nasdaq 100 e-mini futures NQc1 were down 0.20%. .N
TOP STORIES TOP/CAN
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he was prepared to raise the case of two Canadians detained by Beijing with Chinese President Xi Jinping, an act that could potentially ease a major dispute between Canada and China. producer Canopy Growth Corp WEED.TO reported better-than-expected quarterly revenue on Thursday, as efforts to strengthen its retail operations paid off and increased production capacity resulted in higher sales following Canada's legalization of recreational cannabis. Phillips Chemical Company, a joint venture between Chevron Corp (NYSE:CVX) CVX.N and Phillips 66 (NYSE:PSX) PSX.N , has offered to acquire Nova Chemicals Corp for more than $15 billion including debt, people familiar with the matter said on Thursday. RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS RCH/CA
Kirkland Lake Gold Ltd KL.TO : CIBC raises price target to C$58 from C$53
ARC Resources Ltd ARX.TO : TD Securities cuts price target to C$12.50 from C$13.50
Evertz Technologies Ltd ET.TO : BMO raises price target to C$20 from C$19
COMMODITIES AT 7:00 a.m. ET COM/WRAP
Gold futures GCc2 : $1,396.3; +0.16% GOL/
US crude CLc1 : $57.83; +1.33% O/R
Brent crude LCOc1 : $65.66; +1.88% O/R
U.S. ECONOMIC DATA DUE ON FRIDAY
0945 Markit composition flash PMI for June: Prior 50.9
0945 Markit manufacturing PMI flash for June: Expected 50.4; Prior 50.5
0945 Markit service PMI flash for June: Expected 51; Prior 50.9
1000 Existing home sales for May: Expected 5.25 mln; Prior 5.19 mln
1000 Existing home sales percentage change for May: Expected 1.2%; Prior -0.4%
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