TSX futures down as coronavirus cases spike
Reuters
Published Nov 20, 2020 07:29AM ET
(Reuters) - Futures for Canada's main stock index fell on Friday, tracking Wall Street, as rising global coronavirus cases and worries over fading U.S. stimulus dented sentiment.
In a surprise move on Thursday, U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said key COVID-19 pandemic lending programs at the Federal Reserve to support businesses and local governments would expire by the end of the year.
December futures on the S&P/TSX index (SXFc1) were down 0.12% at 7:00 a.m. ET.
Data on Canada's September retail sales is due at 8:30 a.m. ET.
The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX composite index (GSPTSE) ended 0.1% higher at 16,909.8 on Thursday.
Dow Jones Industrial Average e-mini futures (1YMc1) were down 0.1% at 7:00 a.m. ET and S&P 500 e-mini futures (ESc1) dipped 0.01%. Nasdaq 100 e-mini futures (NQc1) were up 0.16%.
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