May 25 (Reuters) - Stock futures on Friday pointed to a
higher opening for Canada's main stock index that has recorded
three consecutive days of losses, mainly due to drop in oil
prices hurting energy shares.
However, gold prices steadied after breaking above $1,300 an
ounce in the previous session.
June futures on the S&P/TSX index were up 0.08
percent at 7:15 a.m. ET.
Data on Canada's budget balance for March is due today.
The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX fell 20.18 points, or
0.13 percent, to 16,113.62, registering a third straight day of
losses.
Dow Jones Industrial Average e-mini futures were up
0.15 percent at 7:15 a.m. ET, while S&P 500 e-mini futures
were up 0.11 percent and Nasdaq 100 e-mini futures
were up 0.24 percent.
ANALYST RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS
Hydro One Ltd (H). Credit Suisse raises rating to
"outperform" from "neutral".
COMMODITIES AT 7:15 a.m. ET
Gold futures : $1305.4; rose 0.08 percent
US crude : $69.08; fell 2.31 percent
Brent crude : $76.66; fell 2.7 percent
LME 3-month copper : $6911.5; rose 0.46 percent
U.S. ECONOMIC DATA DUE ON FRIDAY
0830 Durable goods for Apr: Expected -1.4 pct; Prior 2.6 pct
0830 Durables ex-transport for Apr: Expected 0.5 pct; Prior
0.1 pct
0830 Durables ex-defense MM for Apr: Expected -1.0 pct;
Prior 2.8 pct
0830 Nondefense cap ex-air for Apr: Expected 0.7 pct; Prior
-0.4 pct
1000 U Mich Sentiment Final for May: Expected 98.8 ; Prior
98.8
1000 U Mich Conditions Final for May: Prior 113.3
1000 U Mich Expectations Final for May: Prior 89.5
1000 U mich 1 year inflation final for May: Prior 2.8 pct
1000 U mich 5-year inflation final for May: Prior 2.5 pct
1030 ECRI Weekly Index: Prior 148.7
1030 ECRI weekly annualized: Prior 4.3 pct
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($1 = C$1.29)
(Reporting by Nayyar Rasheed in Bengaluru; Editing by Arun
Koyyur)
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