May 22 (Reuters) - Stock futures for Canada's main equity index edged lower on Wednesday as oil prices fell due to an increase in U.S. crude inventories and on demand worries related to the U.S.-China trade war.
June futures on the S&P/TSX index SXFc1 were down 0.25% at 7:00 a.m. ET.
Retail sales data for March is due at 8:30 a.m. ET
The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX .GSPTSE rose 24.72 points, or 0.15%, to 16,426.47 on Tuesday. Jones Industrial Average e-mini futures 1YMc1 were down 0.16% at 7:00 a.m. ET, while S&P 500 e-mini futures ESc1 were down 0.21% and Nasdaq 100 e-mini futures NQc1 were down 0.40%. .N
TOP STORIES TOP/CAN
Acacia Mining Plc ACAA.L said it remained out of the discussions between Barrick Gold Corp ABX.TO and the Government of Tanzania on a tax dispute, a day after the Canadian miner bid to take full control of the company. Imperial Bank of Commerce CM.TO missed quarterly profit estimates, as sluggish loan growth and higher loan loss provisions in retail banking more than offset gains in its capital markets business. RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS RCH/CA
Franco-Nevada Corp FNV.TO : RBC cuts rating to sector perform from outperform
Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd OR.TO : Canaccord Genuity cuts target price to C$17 from C$17.50
Premium Brands Holdings Corp PBH.TO : TD Securities raises target price to C$96 from C$93
COMMODITIES AT 7:00 a.m. ET COM/WRAP
Gold futures GCc2 : $1274; +0.06% GOL/
US crude CLc1 : $62.66; -0.74% O/R
Brent crude LCOc1 : $71.99; -0.26% O/R
FOR CANADIAN MARKETS NEWS, CLICK ON CODES:
TSX market report .TO
Canadian dollar and bonds report CAD/ CA/
Reuters global stocks poll for Canada EQUITYPOLL1 EPOLL/CA
Canadian markets directory CANADA
($1 = C$1.34)