TSX futures dip as oil, precious metal prices retreat
June 11 (Reuters) -Futures tracking Canada's main stock index fell on Tuesday after oil and precious metal prices weakened against a firm dollar, whileinvestors awaited key U.S. inflation data and the Federal Reserve's monetary policy decision duethis week.
Futures on the resources-heavy S&P/TSX index SXFcv1 were down 0.5% at 06:24 a.m. ET (1024 GMT).
Oil prices CLc1, LCOc1 dipped about 0.2%, having climbed around 3% to a one-week high on Monday on expectations that the Northern Hemisphere vacation season will boost fuel demand this summer. O/R
Gold XAU= and silver XAG= prices were marginally down asinvestors looked ahead to economic projections from U.S. Fed officials on Wednesday, which are expected to show fewer rate cuts than policymakers anticipated three months ago amid unexpectedly sturdy U.S. inflation.
Traders are currently pricing in rate cuts of 40 basis points (bps) from the Fed this year, with the first cut seen in September or November, according to LSEG's rate probabilities app.
On the other hand, the Bank of Canada (BoC)trimmed its key policy rate last week and investorsare anticipating at least two more rate cuts this year.
BoCGovernor Tiff Macklem and Deputy Governor Sharon Kozicki are scheduled to speak later in the week.
In corporate news, J.P. Morgan started coverage on Canadian e-commerce platform Shopify SHOP.TO with an "overweight" rating, noting a recent pullback in the stock following itsquarterly results creates an "attractive" entry opportunity.
The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX composite index .GSPTSE ended 0.3% higher on Monday, helped by a jump in oil prices.
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Spot gold XAU=: $2,307.59; -0.1% GOL/
US crude CLc1: $77.51; -0.3% O/R
Brent crude LCOc1: $81.43; -0.3% O/R
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Reporting by Sruthi Shankar in Bengaluru; Editing by Shreya Biswas
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