Feb 19 (Reuters) - Canadian stock index futures pointed to a lower open on Wednesday, after weak U.S. economic data raised concerns about the outlook for North American growth.
TOP STORIES
* U.S. homebuilder confidence suffered its largest one-month drop ever in February, heightening concerns that recent signs of weakness in the economy reflect deeper problems than the severe weather that has gripped much of the country.
* Canadian Natural Resources Ltd
* Yamana Gold Inc
* Navigation device maker Garmin Ltd reported a better-than-expected quarterly profit, helped by strong demand for its aviation and fitness products.
* U.S. fertilizer producer CF Industries Holdings Inc posted a lower fourth-quarter profit on Tuesday, but the fall from record-high earnings a year earlier was not as steep as analysts had expected.
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* Canada stock futures
* U.S. stock futures
* European shares
COMMODITY PRICE MOVES
* Thomson Reuters-Jefferies CRB Index
* Gold futures
* US crude
* Brent crude
* LME 3-month copper
CANADIAN STOCKS TO WATCH
* BlackBerry Ltd
ANALYSTS' RECOMMENDATIONS
Following is a summary of research actions on Canadian companies reported by Reuters.
* Keyera Corp
* Nevsun Resources
* Precision Drilling
* Royal Bank of Canada
ON THE CALENDAR
* Major Canadian economic data include wholesale trade data
* Major U.S. events and data includes Producer price index and mortgage index
($1= $1.09 Canadian)
(Reporting by Mononshila Deka in Banagalore; Editing by Jeffrey Hodgson)
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