Jan 30 (Reuters) - Futures pointed to a lower opening for Canada’s main stock index on Tuesday as oil prices continued to fall on rising U.S. crude output and a strengthening dollar.
March futures on the S&P TSX index were down 0.19 percent at 7:15 a.m. ET.
Canada’s main stock index fell on Monday, touching a six-week low, as energy and other resource shares tumbled alongside commodity prices.
Dow Jones Industrial Average e-mini futures were down 0.72 percent at 7:15 a.m. ET, while S&P 500 e-mini futures were down 0.45 percent and Nasdaq 100 e-mini futures were down 0.44 percent.
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ANALYST RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS
Aphria Inc: Canaccord Genuity raises price target to C$26.50 from C$23.50
Teck Resources Ltd: CIBC raises price target to C$46 from C$45
Toronto-Dominion Bank: National Bank of Canada raises target to C$80 from C$78
COMMODITIES AT 7:15 a.m. ET
Gold futures: $1,345.4; +0.24 pct
US crude: $64.92; -0.98 pct
Brent crude: $69.07; -0.56 pct
LME 3-month copper: $7,078.50; -0.1 pct
U.S. ECONOMIC DATA DUE ON TUESDAY
0900 CaseShiller 20 mm SA for Nov: Expected 0.7 pct; Prior 0.7 pct
0900 CaseShiller 20 mm NSA for Nov: Prior 0.2 pct
0900 CaseShiller 20 yy for Nov: Expected 6.4 pct; Prior 6.4 pct
1000 Consumer Confidence for Jan: Expected 123.0; Prior 122.1
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