Sept 19 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index futures were higher on Tuesday as heavyweight energy sector was boosted by oil prices trading near five-month highs.
Fresh data showed key Middle Eastern producers continued to cut supply in line with an OPEC-led deal aimed at ending a crude glut. O/R
September futures on the S&P TSX index SXFc1 were up 0.11 percent at 7:15 a.m. ET.
Manufacturing sales data for July is due at 08:30 a.m. ET. ECONCA
Canada's benchmark stock index closed at its highest level in nearly six weeks on Monday, driven by energy shares, while financials and industrials also gained ground. .TO
Dow Jones Industrial Average e-mini futures 1YMc1 were up 0.08 percent at 7:15 a.m. ET, while S&P 500 e-mini futures ESc1 were up 0.29 percent and Nasdaq 100 e-mini futures NQc1 were down 0.09 percent. .N
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Air Canada AC.TO , Canada's largest airlines, raised the higher end of a key profit metric and set new loyalty program targets for 2018 to 2020. RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS RCH/CA
Africa Oil Corp AOI.TO : Credit Suisse (SIX:CSGN) cuts target price to C$2 from C$2.80
Semafo Inc SMF.TO : BMO raises price target to C$6 from C$5.50
COMMODITIES AT 7:15 a.m. ET COM/WRAP
Gold futures GCc1 : $1305.6; -0.05 percent GOL/
US crude CLc1 : $50.36; +0.9 percent O/R
Brent crude LCOc1 : $55.8; +0.58 percent O/R
LME 3-month copper CMCU3 : $6555; +0.43 percent MET/L
U.S. ECONOMIC DATA DUE ON TUESDAY
0830 Current account for Q2: Expected -$115.1 bln; Prior -$116.8 bln
0830 Building permits: number for Aug: Expected 1.22 mln; Prior 1.23 mln
0830 Build permits: change mm for Aug: Prior -3.5 pct
0830 Housing starts number mm for Aug: Expected 1.175 mln; Prior 1.155 mln
0830 Housing starts mm: change for Aug: Prior -4.8 pct
0830 Import prices mm for Aug: Expected 0.4 pct; Prior 0.1 pct
0830 Export prices mm for Aug: Expected 0.2 pct; Prior 0.4 pct
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