Dec 3 (Reuters) - Futures for Canada's main stock index were higher on Monday, tracking global markets, after the U.S. and Chinese leaders agreed a temporary truce in their trade dispute.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping reached a truce on Saturday, halting additional trade tariffs and agreeing to fresh talks aimed at reaching an agreement within 90 days. futures on the S&P TSX index were up 0.92 percent at 6:55 a.m. ET.
The IHS Markit Canada Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' index (PMI) is due at 9:30 a.m. ET.
The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX .GSPTSE edged up 3.78 points, or 0.02 percent, to 15,197.82 on Friday. Jones Industrial Average e-mini futures 1YMc1 were up 2.18 percent at 6:55 a.m. ET, while S&P 500 e-mini futures rose 1.4 percent and Nasdaq 100 e-mini futures were 1.66 percent higher. .N
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TOP STORIES TOP/CAN
Canadian fertilizer giant Nutrien NTR.TO is set to auction its 23.77 percent share in Chile's SQM SQMa.SN on Monday, the final step in completing the sale of a coveted stake in the world's No. 2 lithium producer to China's Tianqi 002466.SZ . Shareholder Services Inc (ISS) has recommended shareholders to vote in favour of Detour Gold Corp 's DGC.TO plans at the upcoming special shareholders meeting, giving the gold miner a boost in its proxy fight with activist investor Paulson & Co. U.S. State Department will conduct another environmental review of the TransCanada Corp 's TRP.TO long-pending Keystone XL oil pipeline, a U.S. official said on Friday, a move that could lead to additional delays of the project. AT 6:55 a.m. ET COM/WRAP
Gold futures GCcv1 : $1,231.6; up 0.65 pct GOL/
US crude CLc1 : $52.89; rises 3.85 pct O/R
Brent crude LCOc1 : $61.72; up 3.8 pct O/R
ANALYST RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS RCH/CA
BRP Inc DOO.TO : CIBC cuts price target to C$63 from C$79
U.S. ECONOMIC DATA DUE ON MONDAY
0945 Markit Manufacturing PMI Final for Nov: Prior 55.4
1000 Construction spending mm for Oct: Expected 0.4 pct; Prior 0.0 pct
1000 ISM Manufacturing PMI for Nov: Expected 57.8; Prior 57.7
1000 ISM Manufacturing Prices Paid for Nov: Expected 68.3; Prior 71.6
1000 ISM Manufacturing Employment Index for Nov: Prior 56.8
1000 ISM Manufacturing New Orders Index for Nov: Prior 57.4
1530 Domestic car sales for Nov: Prior 4.17 mln
1530 Total vehicle sales for Nov: Expected 17.30 mln; Prior 17.57 mln
1530 Domestic truck sales for Nov: Prior 9.50 mln
1530 All car sales for Nov: Prior 5.67 mln
1530 All truck sales for Nov: Prior 11.90 mln
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