Feb 26 (Reuters) - Stock futures for Canada's main index edged lower on Tuesday, taking cues from world markets, which took a breather after scaling a five-month high.
March futures on the S&P/TSX index SXFc1 inched down 0.02 percent at 7:10 a.m. ET.
World shares took a breather on Tuesday having scaled a five-month high, while Britain's pound charged to a one-month top on renewed speculation that UK Prime Minister Theresa May was being bundled towards delaying Brexit. Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX .GSPTSE rose 44.02 points, or 0.27 percent, to close at 16,057.03 on Monday. Jones Industrial Average e-mini futures 1YMc1 were down 0.37 percent at 7:10 a.m. ET, while S&P 500 e-mini futures ESc1 edged down 0.21 percent and Nasdaq 100 e-mini futures NQc1 were down 0.28 percent. .N
TOP STORIES TOP/CAN
Bank of Nova Scotia BNS.TO , Canada's third-biggest lender, reported a lower-than-expected adjusted quarterly profit on Tuesday, hurt by higher non-interest expenses and lower income from its domestic business. of Montreal BMO.TO reported a 10 percent increase in first quarter earnings, benefiting from a strong performance at its personal & commercial banking business in the United States. Reuters TRI.TO on Tuesday reported a 9 percent rise in quarterly revenue, stripping out the impact of currency, helped by higher sales at its Legal and Tax & Accounting businesses. RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS RCH/CA
Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc ATDb.TO : RBC raises price target to C$86 from C$80.
George Weston Ltd WN.TO : RBC raises price target to C$139 from C$138.
Trevali Mining Corp TV.TO : CIBC cuts rating to neutral from outperformer.
COMMODITIES AT 7:10 a.m. ET COM/WRAP
Gold futures GCc2 : $1,324.3; fell 0.17 percent GOL/
US crude CLc1 : $55.48; was unchanged 0 percent O/R
Brent crude LCOc1 : $65.2; rose 0.68 percent O/R
U.S. ECONOMIC DATA DUE ON TUESDAY
0830 Building permits: number for Dec: Expected 1.290 mln; Prior 1.322 mln
0830 Build permits: change mm for Dec: Prior 4.5 pct
0830 Housing starts number for Dec: Expected 1.250 mln; Prior 1.256 mln
0830 House starts mm: change for Dec: Prior 3.2 pct
0900 Monthly home price mm for Dec: Prior 0.4 pct
0900 Monthly home price yy for Dec: Prior 5.8 pct
0900 Monthly Home Price Index for Dec: Prior 269.2
0900 Caseshiller 20 mm SA for Dec: Expected 0.3 pct; Prior 0.3 pct
0900 Caseshiller 20 mm NSA for Dec: Prior -0.1 pct
0900 Caseshiller 20 yy for Dec: Expected 4.5 pct; Prior 4.7 pct
1000 Consumer Confidence for Feb: Expected 124.7; Prior 120.2
1000 Rich Fed Composite Index for Feb: Prior -2
1000 Rich Fed, Services Index for Feb: Prior 6
1000 Rich Fed Manufacturing Shipments for Feb: Prior -8
1030 Texas Service Sector Outlook for Feb: Prior -4.8
1030 Dallas Fed Services Revenues for Feb: Prior 14.9
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