March 5 (Reuters) - Futures for Canada's main stock index edged higher on Tuesday, helped by a rise in oil prices.
March futures on the S&P/TSX index SXFc1 were up 0.27 percent at 7:00 a.m. ET.
The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX .GSPTSE closed 30.12 points, or 0.19 percent, lower at 16,038.13 on Monday. Jones Industrial Average e-mini futures 1YMc1 were up 0.18 percent at 7:00 a.m. ET, while S&P 500 e-mini futures ESc1 edged up 0.14 percent and Nasdaq 100 e-mini futures NQc1 were up 0.12 percent. .N
TOP STORIES TOP/CAN
Barrick Gold Corp ABX.TO Chief Executive Mark Bristow said on Monday he wants to speak immediately with Newmont Mining Corp (NYSE:NEM) NEM.N about a proposed Nevada joint venture, even as his company moves to take a $18 billion takeover offer directly to Newmont shareholders. world's biggest coking coal producer BHP BHPB.L BHP.AX has bought a $6 million equity stake in a Canada-based company, Carbon Engineering, that sucks carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, as miners' quest to become sustainable and retain ethical investors gathers pace. RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS RCH/CA
Chartwell Retirement Residences CSH_u.TO : CIBC raises price target to C$16 from C$15.75
Crew Energy Inc CR.TO : Raymond James raises rating to outperform from market perform
Gibson Energy GEI.TO : National Bank of Canada raises price target to C$25 from C$24
COMMODITIES AT 7:00 a.m. ET COM/WRAP
Gold futures GCc2 : $1,286.7; -0.06 pct GOL/
US crude CLc1 : $56.8; +0.37 pct O/R
Brent crude LCOc1 : $65.79; +0.18 pct O/R
U.S. ECONOMIC DATA DUE ON TUESDAY
0800 Build permits number for Dec: Prior 1.326 mln
0800 Build permits R change mm for Dec: Prior 0.3 pct
0945 Markit Composite Final PMI for Feb: Prior 55.8
0945 Markit Services PMI Final for Feb: Prior 56.2
1000 ISM N-Manufacturing PMI for Feb: Expected 57.3; Prior 56.7
1000 ISM N-Manufacturing Business Activity for Feb: Expected 59.9; Prior 59.7
1000 ISM N-Manufacturing Employment Index for Feb: Prior 57.8
1000 ISM N-Manufacturing New Orders Index for Feb: Prior 57.7
1000 ISM N-Manufacturing Price Paid Index for Feb: Prior 59.4
1000 New home sales units for Dec: Expected 0.600 mln; Prior 0.657 mln
1000 New home sales change mm for Dec: Expected -8.7 pct; Prior 16.9 pct
1400 Federal budget for Jan: Expected $25.00 bln; Prior $14.00 bln
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