May 31 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index futures was trading flat on Thursday, with investors awaiting the country's gross domestic product data for the first quarter.
June futures on the S&P TSX index SXFc1 were down 0.21 percent at 7:15 a.m. ET.
The Canadian economy is expected to have grown at an annualized 1.8 percent pace in the first quarter, largely in line with the previous quarter as growth was likely restrained by weak exports and a slowdown in housing. The GDP data is scheduled to be released at 8:30 a.m. ET.
The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX .GSPTSE rose 126.05 points, or 0.79 percent, to 16,048.66 on Wednesday. Jones Industrial Average e-mini futures 1YMc1 were down 0.1 percent at 7:15 a.m. ET, while S&P 500 e-mini futures Esc1 fell 0.05 percent and Nasdaq 100 e-mini futures NQc1 were up 0.03 percent. .N
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TOP STORIES TOP/CAN
Years of low oil prices and high costs spurred a stampede by multinational majors out of Canada's oil sands last year, leaving the remaining crude producers struggling to weather painful drops in profit. coat maker Canada Goose GOOS.TO said it would team up with ecommerce company Alibaba (NYSE:BABA) Group BABA.N to tap into the rising consumer demand in Greater China, the world's largest luxury market, in the fall of this year. specialty chemicals firm Superior Plus Corp SPB.TO said on Wednesday it would buy NGL Energy Partners' NGL.N retail propane unit for $900 million in cash to boost its presence in the United States. AT 7:15 a.m. ET COM/WRAP
Gold futures GCcv1 : $1,304.9; 0.26 pct GOL/
US crude CLc1 : $67.75; -0.66 pct O/R
Brent crude LCOc1 : $77.37; -0.17 pct O/R
LME 3-month copper CMCU3 : $6832.5; -0.11 pct MET/L
ANALYST RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS RCH/CA
National Bank of Canada NA.TO : RBC raises price target to C$73 from C$71.
Bank of Montreal BMO.TO : RBC raises price target to C$120 from C$117.
Cenovus Energy CVE.TO : National Bank of Canada ups to outperform from sector perform.
U.S. ECONOMIC DATA DUE ON THURSDAY
0830 Personal consumption Real mm for Apr: Prior 0.400 pct
0830 Personal income mm for Apr: Expected 0.3 pct; Prior 0.3 pct
0830 Consumption, adjusted mm for Apr: Expected 0.400 pct; Prior 0.400 pct 0830 Core PCE price index mm for Apr: Expected 0.100 pct; Prior 0.200 pct
0830 Core PCE price index yy for Apr: Expected 1.800 pct; Prior 1.900 pct
0830 PCE price index mm for Apr: Prior 0.000 pct
0830 PCE price index yy for Apr: Prior 2.000 pct
0830 Initial jobless claims: Expected 228,000; Prior 234,000
0830 Jobless claims 4-week average: Prior 219,750
0830 Continued jobless claims: Expected 1.749 mln; Prior 1.741 mln
0945 Chicago PMI for May: Expected 58.0; Prior 57.6
1000 Pending Homes Index for Apr: Prior 107.6
1000 Pending sales change mm for Apr: Expected 0.4 pct; Prior 0.4 pct
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