Nov 23 (Reuters) - Futures for Canada's main stock index edged lower on Friday amid a fall in oil prices and ahead of Sino-U.S. trade talks next week.
The leaders of the world's two largest economies are expected to hold talks during the G20 summit in Buenos Aires next week as their trade ties become increasingly fraught. futures on the S&P/TSX index SXFc1 were down 0.23 percent at 7:00 a.m. ET.
October Consumer Price Index data and September retail sales data are due at 8:30 a.m. ET.
The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX composite index .GSPTSE ended 3.44 points, or 0.02 percent, lower at 15,091.58, on Thursday. Jones Industrial Average e-mini futures 1YMc1 were down 0.57 percent at 7:00 a.m. ET, while S&P 500 e-mini futures ESc1 were down 0.47 percent and Nasdaq 100 e-mini futures NQc1 were down 0.48 percent. .N
ANALYST RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS RCH/CA
Biosyent Inc RX.V : Raymond James cuts target price to C$11.00 from C$12.50
Cardinal Energy Ltd CJ.TO : CIBC cuts rating to neutral from outperformer
Entrec Corp ENT.TO : Canaccord Genuity cuts target price to C$0.20 from C$0.25
Tervita Corp TEV.TO : Canaccord Genuity raises target price to C$13.5 from C$12.5
COMMODITIES AT 7:00 a.m. ET COM/WRAP
Gold futures GCc2 : $1221.6; -0.52 percent GOL/
US crude CLc1 : $52.2; -4.45 percent O/R
Brent crude LCOc1 : $60.99; -2.57 percent O/R
U.S. ECONOMIC DATA DUE ON FRIDAY
0945 Markit Composite Flash PMI for Nov: Prior 54.9
0945 Markit Manufacturing PMI Flash for Nov: Expected 55.7; Prior 55.7
0945 Markit Services PMI Flash for Nov: Expected 54.9; Prior 54.8
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