Oct 13 (Reuters) - Futures for Canada's main stock index rose on Tuesday after a long weekend, on higher oil prices which were boosted by positive trade data from China.
China's crude oil imports rose 2.1% in September from a month ago as some delayed cargoes finally cleared customs. helped Brent crude LCOc1 futures climb 1.63% and U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude CLc1 futures rise 1.83%.
December futures on the S&P/TSX index SXFc1 were up 0.14% at 7:00 a.m. ET. The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX composite index .GSPTSE ended 0.17% higher at 16,562.8 on Friday.
Dow Jones Industrial Average e-mini futures 1YMc1 were down 0.57% at 7:00 a.m. ET. S&P 500 e-mini futures ESc1 were down 0.29% and Nasdaq 100 e-mini futures NQc1 were up 0.63%.
TOP STORIES TOP/CAN
Air Canada AC.TO has slashed its price to buy Canadian tour operator Transat A.T. Inc TRZ.TO , with the deal now worth about C$188.7 million ($143.86 million), down from C$720 million, as COVID-19 weighs on travel demand, the companies said in a statement on Saturday. RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS RCH/CA
CCL Industries Inc CCLb.TO : RBC raises target price to C$63 from C$58
MTY Food Group MTY.TO : National Bank of Canada raises target price to C$49 from C$35
Winpak Ltd WPK.TO : RBC raises target price to C$47 from C$45
COMMODITIES AT 7:00 a.m. ET
Gold futures GCc2 : $1921.7; -0.14% GOL/
US crude CLc1 : $40.15; +1.83% O/R
Brent crude LCOc1 : $42.38; +1.63% O/R
U.S. ECONOMIC DATA DUE ON TUESDAY
0830 Core CPI mm, SA for Sep: Expected 0.2%; Prior 0.4%
0830 Core CPI yy, NSA for Sep: Expected 1.8%; Prior 1.7%
0830 CPI Index, NSA for Sep: Expected 260.348; Prior 259.918
0830 Core CPI Index, SA for Sep: Prior 268.75
0830 CPI mm, SA for Sep: Expected 0.2%; Prior 0.4%
0830 CPI yy, NSA for Sep: Expected 1.4%; Prior 1.3%
0830 Real weekly earnings mm for Sep: Prior 0.3%
0830 CPI mm NSA for Sep: Prior 0.320%
0830 CPI Index SA for Sep: Prior 259.680
1100 Cleveland fed CPI for Sep: Prior 0.3%
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