July 9 (Reuters) - Stock futures pointed to a lower opening for Canada's main stock index on Tuesday, weighed down by falling gold prices.
Gold eased as the dollar rallied on expectations of a less dovish U.S. Federal Reserve ahead of testimony from Chairman Jerome Powell. Powell's two-day testimony before Congress starts on Wednesday. futures on the S&P/TSX index SXFc1 were down 0.1% at 7:00 a.m. ET.
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The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX .GSPTSE fell 79.04 points, or 0.48 percent, to 16,462.95 on Monday. Jones Industrial Average e-mini futures 1YMc1 were down 0.37% at 7:00 a.m. ET, while S&P 500 e-mini futures ESc1 were down 0.38% and Nasdaq 100 e-mini futures NQc1 were down 0.5%. .N
ANALYST RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS RCH/CA
Genworth MI Canada Inc MIC.TO : RBC raises rating to "outperform" from "sector perform"
Source Energy Services Ltd SHLE.TO : Canaccord Genuity cuts rating to "hold" from "speculative buy"
Teck Resources Ltd TECKb.TO : J.P. Morgan cuts target price to C$50 from C$55
COMMODITIES AT 7:00 a.m. ET COM/WRAP
Gold futures GCc2 : $1,391.3; -0.64% GOL/
US crude CLc1 : $57.97; +0.54% O/R
Brent crude LCOc1 : $64.48; +0.58% O/R
U.S. ECONOMIC DATA DUE ON TUESDAY
1000 JOLTS job openings for May: Expected 7.470 mln; Prior 7.449 mln
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