Jan 25 (Reuters) - Futures for Canada's main stock index rose on Friday, tracking gains in world stocks, as strong corporate earnings helped to support investor sentiment.
March futures on the S&P/TSX index SXFc1 were up 0.19 percent at 6:55 a.m. ET.
Budget data for November is due at 11:00 a.m. ET.
The Toronto Stock Exchange S&P/TSX composite index .GSPTSE closed up 72.45 points, or 0.48 percent, at 15,280.78 on Thursday. Jones Industrial Average e-mini futures 1YMc1 were up 0.72 percent at 6:55 a.m. ET, while S&P 500 e-mini futures ESc1 gained 0.72 percent and Nasdaq 100 e-mini futures NQc1 rose 0.97 percent. .N
ANALYST RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS RCH/CA
Acadian Timber Corp ADN.TO : Credit Suisse (SIX:CSGN) raises rating to outperform from neutral.
Largo Resources LGO.TO : Credit Suisse starts coverage with underperform rating.
Richelieu Hardware RCH.TO : National Bank of Canada initiates with outperform rating.
Troilus Gold Corp TLG.TO : Canaccord Genuity initiates with speculative buy rating.
COMMODITIES AT 6:55 a.m. ET COM/WRAP
Gold futures GCc2 : $1,283.8; +0.31 percent GOL/
US crude CLc1 : $53.08; -0.09 percent O/R
Brent crude LCOc1 : $60.86; -0.38 percent O/R
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