Canada stock futures lower on weak oil, U.S.-China tariffs

[August 23, 2018]  (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index futures were lower on Thursday, dragged down by a drop in oil prices and as new tariffs took effect in the Sino-U.S. trade spat.

A man walks past an old Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) sign in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on June 23, 2014. REUTERS/Mark Blinch/File Photo

September futures on the S&P/TSX index <SXFc1> were down 0.16 percent at 7:15 a.m. ET.

The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX closed up on Wednesday.

Dow Jones Industrial Average e-mini futures <1YMc1> were up 0.02 percent at 7:15 a.m. ET, while S&P 500 e-mini futures <ESc1> were up 0.01 percent and Nasdaq 100 e-mini futures <NQc1> were down 0.04 percent. [.N]

(Reporting by Swathi Nair in Bengaluru)

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