Aug 6 (Reuters) - Futures for Canada's main stock index fell on Tuesday, as investors returned after an extended weekend amid a fragile mood in global markets.
Canadian markets were closed for Civic Holiday on Monday, when global markets tumbled following an escalation in the U.S.-China trade war that also crushed any lingering hopes for a quick resolution of the dispute. futures on the S&P/TSX index SXFc1 were down 2.43% at 7:00 a.m. ET on Tuesday, even as the rout in global markets eased after China kept the yuan on a leash.
The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX .GSPTSE fell 105.38 points, or 0.64%, to 16,271.66 on Friday. Jones Industrial Average e-mini futures 1YMc1 were up 0.75% at 7:00 a.m. ET, while S&P 500 e-mini futures ESc1 were up 0.8% and Nasdaq 100 e-mini futures NQc1 were up 0.91%. .N
TOP STORIES TOP/CAN
Australia's Aveo Group AOG.AX said Brookfield Asset Management Inc BAMa.TO had offered A$1.27 billion ($861.6 million) in cash to acquire the retirement-home operator. RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS RCH/CA
Cineplex Inc CGX.TO : Canaccord Genuity cuts target price to C$31 from C$32
Hudbay Minerals Inc HBM.TO : Credit Suisse (SIX:CSGN) cuts target price to C$8.75 from C$11.50
Telus Corp T.TO : Desjardins cuts target price to C$55.50 from C$56.50
COMMODITIES AT 7:00 a.m. ET COM/WRAP
Gold futures GCc2 : $1467.1; -0.04 percent GOL/
US crude CLc1 : $54.84; +0.27 percent O/R
Brent crude LCOc1 : $59.82; +0.02 percent O/R
U.S. ECONOMIC DATA DUE ON TUESDAY
1000 JOLTS job openings for June: Expected 7.317 mln; Prior 7.323 mln
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