April 3 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index was set for a modestly higher start on Monday as oil prices steadied with upbeat Asian economic data offsetting the impact from a rebound in Libyan oil production.
June futures on the S&P TSX index SXFc1 were up 0.05 percent at 7:15 a.m. ET.
The Markit Canada Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' index (PMI), a measure of manufacturing business conditions, is scheduled for release at 9:30 a.m. ET ECONCA .
Canada's main stock index ended slightly lower on Friday, weighed by financial and railway companies, though better-than-expected results from BlackBerry BB.TO offset some of the losses as its stock surged. Jones Industrial Average e-mini futures 1YMc1 were up 0.02 percent at 7:15 a.m. ET, while S&P 500 e-mini futures ESc1 were down 0.01 percent and Nasdaq 100 e-mini futures NQc1 were up 0.06 percent. .N
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TOP STORIES TOP/CAN
Bombardier Inc BBDb.TO Chief Executive Alain Bellemare requested the board to defer the payment of more than half of the total planned 2016 compensation for its six named executive officers until 2020, amid public outcry over pay rises. Energy Inc's CVE.TO C$3 billion ($2.25 billion) equity offering to partly fund its planned C$17.7 billion acquisition of some of ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP) Co's COP.N Canadian assets has been fully subscribed, sources familiar with the situation said on Friday. RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS RCH/CA
Atco Ltd ACOx.TO : BMO cuts rating to "underperform" from "market perform"
Extendicare Inc EXE.TO : CIBC cuts rating to "neutral" from "outperformer"
COMMODITIES AT 7:15 a.m. ET COM/WRAP
Gold futures GCc1 : $1243.9; -0.27 percent GOL/
US crude CLc1 : $50.61; +0.02 percent O/R
Brent crude LCOc1 : $53.48; -0.09 percent O/R
LME 3-month copper CMCU3 : $5840; +0.04 percent MET/L
U.S. ECONOMIC DATA DUE ON MONDAY
09:45 Markit Manufacturing PMI Final for Mar: Prior 53.4
10:00 Construction spending mm for Feb: Expected 1.0 pct; Prior -1.0 pct
10:00 ISM Manufacturing PMI for Mar: Expected 57.0; Prior 57.7
10:00 ISM Manufacturing Prices Paid for Mar: Expected 66.0; Prior 68.0
10:00 ISM Manufacturing Employment Index for Mar: Expected 54.8; Prior 54.2
10:00 ISM Manufacturing New Orders Index for Mar: Prior 65.1
15:30 Domestic car sales for Mar: Expected 4.80 mln; Prior 4.67 mln
15:30 Total vehicle sales for Mar: Expected 17.30 mln; Prior 17.58 mln
15:30 Domestic truck sales for Mar: Prior 9.28 mln
15:30 All car sales for Mar: Prior 6.53 mln
15:30 All truck sales for Mar: Prior 11.05 mln
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