Nov 5 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index futures rose slightly on Tuesday, as crude prices gained on hopes of a trade deal between the United States and China.
December futures on the S&P/TSX index SXFc1 edged up 0.02% at 7:00 a.m. ET.
Canada's trade balance data is due at 8:30 a.m. ET.
The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX composite index .GSPTSE closed up 0.47% at 16,672.25 on Monday. Jones Industrial Average e-mini futures 1YMc1 were up 0.25% at 7:00 a.m. ET, while S&P 500 e-mini futures ESc1 rose 0.2% and Nasdaq 100 e-mini futures NQc1 gained 0.28%. .N
TOP STORIES TOP/CAN
Fertilizer maker Nutrien NTR.TO missed third-quarter profit estimates and cut its full-year earnings forecast, as it battled lower demand for its crop nutrients. RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS RCH/CA
Cargojet Inc CJT.TO : RBC cuts price target to C$126 from C$136
Gibson Energy Inc GEI.TO : CIBC upgrades to "outperformer" from "neutral"
Park Lawn Corp PLC.TO : CIBC cuts rating to "neutral" from "outperformer"
COMMODITIES AT 7:00 a.m. ET COM/WRAP
Gold futures GCc2 : $1505.1; -0.4% GOL/
US crude CLc1 : $56.84; +0.53% O/R
Brent crude LCOc1 : $62.58; +0.72% O/R
U.S. ECONOMIC DATA DUE ON TUESDAY
0830 International trade balance for Sep: Expected $52.5 bln; Prior $54.9 bln
0830 Goods trade balance (R) for Sep: Prior $70.39 bln
0945 Markit Composite Final PMI for Oct: Prior 51.2
0945 Markit Services PMI Final for Oct: Prior 51.0
1000 ISM N-Manufacturing PMI for Oct: Expected 53.5; Prior 52.6
1000 ISM N-Manufacturing Business Activity for Oct: Expected 55.0; Prior 55.2
1000 ISM N-Manufacturing Employment Index for Oct: Prior 50.4
1000 ISM N-Manufacturing New Orders Index for Oct: Prior 53.7
1000 ISM N-Manufacturing Price Paid Index for Oct: Prior 60.0
1000 JOLTS job openings for Sep: Expected 7.028 mln; Prior 7.051 mln
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