REFILE-CANADA STOCKS-TSX set to open higher, CPI and retail data eyed

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March 21 (Reuters) - Stock futures pointed to a higher opening for Canada's main stock index on Friday as investors awaited inflation and retail sales data.

June futures on the S&P TSX index 0#SXF: were up 0.28 percent at 0715 ET.

CPI and retail sales figures are due at 0830 ET ECONCA

Banks led stocks higher on Thursday as investors bet on higher U.S. interest rates and a continuing recovery in the U.S. economy. In her first press conference as chair of the Federal Reserve, Janet Yellen on Wednesday indicated that the first increase in rates could come in the first half of next year.

Dow Jones industrial average futures DJc2 were up 0.31 percent At 0715 ET, S&P 500 futures SPc1 were up 0.26 percent and Nasdaq 100 futures NDc1 were up 0.26 percent. Href="NewsSearch">.N

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Osisko Mining Corp OSK.TO released an updated mine plan for its flagship Malartic gold mine in Quebec and stressed that the C$2.9 billion ($2.6 billion) hostile bid from Goldcorp

G.TO significantly undervalued its asset base. News Search ID:nL2N0MH0SP

Silver Wheaton Corp SLW.TO reported a 47 percent fall in quarterly profit due to a decline in metal prices, but forecast slightly higher production for the current year. News Search ID:nL3N0MH4OD

Bombardier Inc BBDb.TO provided an upbeat 2016 revenue forecast on Thursday despite its struggles to get its costly new Cseries jetliner into service. News Search ID:nL2N0MH1C6

Railway staff of Canadian National Railway Co CNR.TO narrowly voted against a strike-busting labor deal tentatively agreed upon by the company and union. News Search ID:nL2N0MI01Q

COMMODITIES AT XXXX ET Href="NewsSearch">COM/WRAP

Gold futures GCc1 : $1,339.1; +0.65 pct Href="NewsSearch">GOL/

US crude CLc1 : $99.41; +0.52 pct Href="NewsSearch">O/R

Brent crude LCOc1 : $106.96; +0.48 pct Href="NewsSearch">O/R

LME 3-month copper CMCU3 : $6,500; +1.09 pct Href="NewsSearch">MET/L

ANALYST RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS Href="NewsSearch">RCH/CA

Medical Facilities DR.TO : TD Securities raises to buy from hold; raises target price to C$21

Parex Resources PXT.TO : Canaccord Genuity raises to buy from hold; raises target price to C$10.50

Newalta Corp NAL.TO : CIBC cuts to sector performer from sector outperformer

U.S. ECONOMIC DATA DUE ON FRIDAY

1030 ECRI weekly index w/e: Prior 133.8

1030 ECRI weekly annualized for w/e: Prior +2.3 pct

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