Nov 22 (Reuters) - Futures for Canada's main stock index edged lower on Thursday as oil prices fell due to an increase in U.S. crude oil inventories.
December futures on the S&P/TSX index SXFc1 were down 0.12 percent at 7:00 a.m. ET.
Toronto Stock Exchange S&P/TSX composite index .GSPTSE closed up 218.02 points, or 1.47 percent, at 15,095.02, on Wednesday. debt and equity markets are closed on Thursday for the Thanksgiving holiday and will have a shortened session on Friday. Stocks ended near the day's lows on Wednesday. STORIES TOP/CAN
Canada's federal government is considering a proposal from its main oil producing province of Alberta to share the cost of buying rail cars to move oil stuck in the region because of a lack of pipeline capacity, said two sources with direct knowledge of the matter. Centerra Gold CG.TO has promised Kyrgyzstan's government that it will produce at least 15.5 tonnes of gold at the giant Kumtor mine this year, the Kyrgyz prime minister's press service said. RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS RCH/CA
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 : $1228.9; +0.07 percent GOL/
US crude CLc1 : $54.2; -0.79 percent O/R
Brent crude LCOc1 : $63.28; -0.32 percent O/R
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