July 12 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index futures edged lower on Friday, over concerns about the Sino-U.S. trade war, while higher oil prices limited losses.
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that China was not living up to promises it made on buying agricultural products from American farmers as the world's two largest economies work to resolve a trade dispute. prices hovered near six-week highs and was on track for a weekly gain as U.S. oil producers in the Gulf of Mexico cut more than half their output because of a tropical storm and as tensions continued to simmer in the Middle East. futures on the S&P/TSX index SXFc1 edged down 0.07% at 7:00 a.m. ET.
The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX .GSPTSE fell 35.39 points, or 0.21 percent, to 16,527.90 on Thursday. Jones Industrial Average e-mini futures 1YMc1 were up 0.32% at 7:00 a.m. ET, while S&P 500 e-mini futures ESc1 were up 0.24% and Nasdaq 100 e-mini futures NQc1 were up 0.28%. .N
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COMMODITIES AT 7:00 a.m. ET COM/WRAP
Gold futures GCc2 : $1,409.4; +0.25% GOL/
US crude CLc1 : $60.33; +0.22% O/R
Brent crude LCOc1 : $66.77; +0.38% O/R
U.S. ECONOMIC DATA DUE ON FRIDAY
0830 PPI final demand yy for Jun: Expected 1.6%; Prior 1.8%
0830 PPI final demand mm for Jun: Expected 0.0%; Prior 0.1%
0830 PPI exfood/energy yy for Jun: Expected 2.2%; Prior 2.3%
0830 PPI exfood/energy mm for Jun: Expected 0.2%; Prior 0.2%
0830 PPI ex food/energy/transport yy for Jun: Prior 2.3%
0830 PPI ex food/energy/transport mm for Jun: Prior 0.4%
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