July 17 (Reuters) - Stock futures pointed to a lower opening for Canada's main stock index on Tuesday as investors awaited a report on the country's manufacturing sales for May.
September futures on the S&P/TSX index SXFc1 were down 0.17 percent at 7:15 a.m. ET.
Canada's manufacturing sales data for May is due at 08:30 a.m. ET
On Monday, Toronto Stock Exchange S&P/TSX composite index .GSPTSE closes down 66.39 points, or 0.40 percent, at 16,494.73. Jones Industrial Average e-mini futures 1YMc1 were down 0.02 percent at 7:15 a.m. ET, while S&P 500 e-mini futures ESc1 were down 0.12 percent and Nasdaq 100 e-mini futures NQc1 were down 0.02 percent. .N
TOP STORIES TOP/CAN
Canadian miner Lundin Mining Corp LUN.TO said on Monday it plans to make an offer to buy base metals company Nevsun Resources Ltd NSU.TO for C$1.4 billion. RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS RCH/CA
Azarga Uranium Corp AZZ.TO Eight Capital raises to buy from neutral
Rubicon Minerals RMX.TO IA Securities starts with buy rating; C$2.60 price target
West Fraser Timber Co Ltd WFT.TO RBC raises to outperform from sector perform
COMMODITIES AT 7:15 a.m. ET COM/WRAP
Gold futures GCc2 : $1,247.7; +0.24 pct GOL/
US crude CLc1 : $71.39; +0.19 pct O/R
Brent crude LCOc1 : $67.85; +0.36 pct O/R
LME 3-month copper CMCU3 : $6,171.50; -0.35 pct MET/L
U.S. ECONOMIC DATA DUE ON TUESDAY
0915 Industrial production mm for June: Expected 0.6 pct; Prior -0.1 pct
0915 Capacity utilization mm for June: Expected 78.3 pct; Prior 77.9 pct
0915 Manufacturing output mm for June: Expected 0. 7 pct; Prior -0.7 pct
1000 NAHB Housing Market Index for July: Expected 68; Prior 68
1600 Net L-T flows, exswaps for May: Prior 93.9 bln
1600 Foreign buying, T-Bonds for May: Prior -4.8 bln
1600 Overall net capital flows for May: Prior 138.7 bln
1600 Net L-T Flows, includes .swaps for May: Prior 80.2 bln
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