Feb 06 (Reuters) - Futures for Canada's main stock index
fell on Monday, as investors worried that a string of strong
economic data will keep interest rates higher for longer.
March futures on the S&P/TSX index were down 0.5% at
7:00 a.m. ET.
The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX composite index ended 0.1% higher at 20,758.34 on Friday, logging its
fifth straight week of gains, the longest weekly winning
sequence since March. Global shares tumbled on Monday, after last week's
blockbuster U.S. jobs sparked concerns about aggressive action
by the Federal Reserve. Futures tracking U.S. stock indexes fell as investors eyed
more corporate updates and a speech by Fed Chair Jerome Powell
to assess the trajectory of interest rate hikes. In company news, Scotiabank downgraded Brookfield Corp to "neutral" from "outperform".
Focus will be on Newmont Corp after the gold miner
made a $16.9 billion offer for Australian peer Newcrest Mining
Ltd . U.S.-listed shares of the company fell 5.84%.
COMMODITIES AT 7:00 a.m. ET
Gold futures : $1873.3; +0.27% US crude : $73.65; +0.35% Brent crude : $80.38; +0.55% FOR CANADIAN MARKETS NEWS, CLICK ON CODES:
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(Reporting by Shristi Achar A in Bengaluru; Editing by Sriraj
Kalluvila)
