Oct 2 (Reuters) - Futures for Canada's main stock index pointed to a higher opening on Monday after stocks rose to a four-month high on Friday.
December futures on the S&P TSX index SXFc1 were up 0.28 percent at 7:15 a.m. ET.
Markit Manufacturing PMI SA data for September is due at 09:30 a.m. ET. ECONCA
Canada's main stock index rose to a four-month high on Friday, ending the month with a 2.8 percent gain, as the heavyweight financials sector climbed and BlackBerry Ltd BB.TO added to strong gains posted a day earlier. Jones Industrial Average e-mini futures 1YMc1 were up 0.2 percent at 7:15 a.m. ET, while S&P 500 e-mini futures ESc1 were up 0.15 percent and Nasdaq 100 e-mini futures NQc1 were up 0.18 percent. .N
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TOP STORIES TOP/CAN
Metro Inc MRU.TO , Canada's third biggest food retailer, said it would buy pharmacy chain Jean Coutu Group PJCa.TO for C$4.5 billion ($3.60 billion). Canadian judicial review that could overturn the federal approval of Kinder Morgan (NYSE:KMI) Canada Ltd's KML.TO Trans Mountain pipeline expansion will begin in Vancouver. minister Philip Hammond said Britain would continue to lobby the United States over a trade dispute with Canadian planemaker Bombardier BBDb.TO , but said there were limits to what it could achieve. RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS RCH/CA
Blackberry Corp BBRY.O : Deutsche Bank (DE:DBKGn) raises price target to $8.25 from $7.50
Intact Financial Corp IFC.TO : Desjardins raises price target to C$100 from C$98
COMMODITIES AT 7:15 a.m. ET COM/WRAP
Gold futures GCcv1 : $1,276.1; -0.67 pct GOL/
US crude CLc1 : $50.71; -1.86 percent O/R
Brent crude LCOc1 : $55.85; -1.66 percent O/R
LME 3-month copper CMCU3 : $6504; +0.35 percent MET/L
U.S. ECONOMIC DATA DUE ON MONDAY
0945 Markit Manufacturing PMI Final for Sep: Prior 53
1000 Construction spending mm for Aug: Expected 0.2 pct; Prior -0.6 pct
1000 ISM Manufacturing PMI for Sep: Expected 58.0; Prior 58.8
1000 ISM Manufacturing Prices Paid for Sep: Expected 64.0; Prior 62.0
1000 ISM Manufacturing Employment Index for Sep: Expected 58.0; Prior 59.9
1000 ISM Manufacturing New Orders Index for Sep: Prior 60.3
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