Sept 21 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index futures were little changed on Thursday, a day after the U.S. Federal Reserve signaled a third interest rate hike for the year and as oil prices slipped.
December futures on the S&P TSX index SXFc1 were down 0.04 percent at 7:15 a.m. ET.
Wholesale trade data for July is due at 08:30 a.m. ET. ECONCA
Canada's main stock index rallied to a 14-week high on Wednesday, propelled by energy and financial stocks, as well as a surge in Air Canada shares after investors cheered the airliner's outlook. Jones Industrial Average e-mini futures 1YMc1 were down 0.04 percent at 7:15 a.m. ET, while S&P 500 e-mini futures ESc1 were down 0.06 percent and Nasdaq 100 e-mini futures NQc1 were down 0.08 percent. .N
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Hundreds of Eldorado Gold ELD.TO workers fearing job losses marched through Athens on Thursday, hours before a deadline imposed by the Canadian miner over permits expires. in the Peruvian Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) have shut down at least 50 oil wells operated by Frontera Energy Corp FEC.TO to protest talks over a new contract even as past pollution lingers, the leader of an indigenous federation said on Wednesday. RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS RCH/CA
AGF Management Ltd AGFb.TO : CIBC raises price target to C$7.50 from C$6
Canacol Energy Ltd CNE.TO : Canaccord Genuity cuts target price to C$4.75 from C$5.15
COMMODITIES AT 7:15 a.m. ET COM/WRAP
Gold futures GCc1 : $1294.9; -1.3 percent GOL/
US crude CLc1 : $50.12; -1.12 percent O/R
Brent crude LCOc1 : $55.86; -0.76 percent O/R
LME 3-month copper CMCU3 : $6458; -1.04 percent MET/L
U.S. ECONOMIC DATA DUE ON THURSDAY
0830 Initial jobless claims: Expected 300,000; Prior 284,000
0830 Jobless claims 4-week average: Prior 263,250
0830 Continued jobless claims: Expected 1.975 mln; Prior 1.944 mln
0830 Philly Fed Business Index for Sep: Expected 17.2; Prior 18.9
0830 Philly Fed 6M Index for Sep: Prior 42.3
0830 Philly Fed Capex Index for Sep: Prior 39.2
0830 Philly Fed Employment for Sep: Prior 10.1
0830 Philly Fed Prices Paid for Sep: Prior 21.1
0830 Philly Fed New Orders for Sep: Prior 20.4
0900 Monthly home price mm for Jul: Prior 0.1 pct
0900 Monthly home price yy for Jul: Prior 6.5 pct
0900 Monthly Home Price Index for Jul: Prior 249.3
1000 Leading index mm for Aug: Expected 0.2 pct; Prior 0.3 pct
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