Oct 5 (Reuters) - Futures for Canada's main stock index were slightly lower on Friday ahead of the closely watched U.S. jobs numbers due later in the day.
December futures on the S&P/TSX index SXFc1 were down 0.03 percent at 6:55 a.m. ET.
Canada's employment change data for September and trade numbers for August are due at 8.30 a.m. ET.
The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX .GSPTSE fell 65.38 points, or 0.41 percent, to 16,006.67 on Thursday. Jones Industrial Average e-mini futures 1YMc1 were up 0.03 percent at 6:55 a.m. ET, while S&P 500 e-mini futures ESc1 were down 0.03 percent and Nasdaq 100 e-mini futures NQc1 were down 0.15 percent. .N
TOP STORIES TOP/CAN
Precision Drilling Corp PD.TO said it would buy smaller rival Trinidad Drilling Ltd TDG.TO in a deal valued at C$1.03 billion, trumping a hostile bid from Ensign Energy Services ESI.TO . in Intu Properties INTUP.L soared after a consortium including British billionaire John Whittaker and Canada's Brookfield Asset Management BAMa.TO said it was considering a bid for the shopping centre owner. RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS RCH/CA
Cardinal Energy Ltd CJ.TO : CIBC cuts target price to C$6.75 from C$7
Source Energy Services Ltd SHLE.TO : Canaccord Genuity cuts target price to C$6 from C$8
Winpak Ltd WPK.TO : CIBC cuts target price to C$54 from C$55
COMMODITIES AT 6:55 a.m. ET COM/WRAP
Gold futures GCcv1 : $1202.8; +0.33 percent GOL/
US crude CLc1 : $74.5; +0.23 percent O/R
Brent crude LCOc1 : $84.44; -0.17 percent O/R
U.S. ECONOMIC DATA DUE ON FRIDAY
0830 Non-farm payrolls for Sep: Expected 185,000; Prior 201,000
0830 Private payrolls for Sep: Expected 180,000; Prior 204,000
0830 Manufacturing payrolls for Sep: Expected 12,000; Prior -3,000
0830 Government payrolls for Sep: Prior -3,000
0830 Unemployment rate for Sep: Expected 3.8 pct; Prior 3.9 pct
0830 Average earnings mm for Sep: Expected 0.3 pct; Prior 0.4 pct
0830 Average earnings yy for Sep: Expected 2.8 pct; Prior 2.9 pct
0830 Average workweek hours for Sep: Expected 34.5 hrs; Prior 34.5 hrs
0830 Labor force participation for Sep: Prior 62.7 pct
0830 U6 underemployment for Sep: Prior 7.4 pct
0830 International trade for Aug: Expected -$53.5 bln; Prior -$50.1 bln
0830 Goods trade balance (R) for Aug: Prior -$75.83 bln
1500 Consumer credit for Aug: Expected 15 bln; Prior $16.64 bln
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