TSX futures rise as oil prices gains

Reuters | Updated: Jul 26, 2019, 16:59 IST

July 26 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index futures rose on Friday, helped by gains in oil prices in the wake of geopolitical tensions in the Middle East.September futures on the S&P/TSX index were up 0.37% at 7:00 a.m. ET.Canada's budget is due at 11:00 a.m. ETThe Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX fell 123.64 points, or 0.74%, to 16,488.20 on Thursday.Dow Jones Industrial Average e-mini futures were up 0.31% at 7:00 a.m. ET, while S&P 500 e-mini futures gained 0.32% and Nasdaq 100 e-mini futures were up 0.45%.TOP STORIESCannTrust Holding Inc said on Thursday it fired Chief Executive Officer Peter Aceto, more than two weeks after Health Canada found the marijuana producer grew cannabis in unlicensed rooms.ANALYST RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTSAlaris Royalty Corp : RBC raises price target to C$23 from C$22Lundin Mining Corp : CIBC cuts price target to C$9 from C$9.50Teck Resources Ltd : RBC cuts price target to C$47 from C$48COMMODITIES AT 7:15 a.m. ETGold futures: $1,418.7; +0.28%US crude: $56.48; +0.89%Brent crude: $63.85; +0.73%U.S. ECONOMIC DATA DUE ON FRIDAY0830 GDP advance for Q2: Expected 1.8%; Prior 3.1%0830 GDP sales advance for Q2: Prior 2.6%0830 GDP consumer spending advance for Q2: Prior 0.9%0830 GDP deflator advance for Q2: Expected 1.9%; Prior 0.6%0830 Core PCE prices advance for Q2: Expected 2%; Prior 1.2%0830 PCE prices advance for Q2: Prior 0.5%FOR CANADIAN MARKETS NEWS, CLICK ON CODES:TSX market reportCanadian dollar and bonds reportReuters global stocks poll for CanadaCanadian markets directory($1= C$1.32) (Reporting by Priyanka Das in Bengaluru; Editing by James Emmanuel)

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