April 24 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index looked set to open higher on Tuesday as oil prices rose above $75 per barrel to their highest since November 2014.
June futures on the S&P TSX index were up 0.34 percent at 7:15 a.m. ET.
Canada's benchmark stock index ended higher on Monday, with gains in the price of U.S. crude oil driving up shares of companies in the energy sector.
Dow Jones Industrial Average e-mini futures were up 0.57 percent at 7:15 a.m. ET, while S&P 500 e-mini futures were 0.53 percent higher and Nasdaq 100 e-mini futures rose 0.54 percent.
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Mitel Networks Corp said on Tuesday it would be bought by an investor group led by Searchlight Capital Partners in a deal valued at about $2 billion, including debt.
Burger King owner Restaurant Brands International Inc reported a better-than-expected first-quarter profit on Tuesday as more diners visited its fast food restaurants.
Teck Resources Ltd, the world's second-biggest exporter of steelmaking coal, reported on Tuesday higher-than-expected adjusted first-quarter earnings as sales volumes climbed.
COMMODITIES AT 7:15 a.m. ET
Gold futures: $1,327.5; 0.26 pct
US crude: $69.07; 0.63 pct
Brent crude: $74.96; 0.33 pct
LME 3-month copper: $7040; 1.39 pct
?EUR? Canadian Utilities Ltd (CU). BMO cuts target price to C$37 from C$39.
?EUR? Hydro One Ltd (H). CIBC cuts rating to neutral from outperformer.
0800 Building permits R number for Mar: Prior 1.354 mln
0800 Building permits R change mm for Mar: Prior -2.5 pct
0900 Monthly home price mm for Feb: Prior 0.8 pct
0900 Monthly home price yy for Feb: Prior 7.3 pct
0900 Monthly Home Price Index for Feb: Prior 259.3 0900 CaseShiller 20 mm SA for Feb: Expected 0.7 pct; Prior 0.8 pct
0900 CaseShiller 20 mm NSA for Feb: Prior 0.3 pct
0900 CaseShiller 20 yy for Feb: Expected 6.3 pct; Prior 6.4 pct
1000 Consumer Confidence for Apr: Expected 126.0; Prior 127.7
1000 New home sales-units for Mar: Expected 0.630 mln; Prior 0.618 mln
1000 New home sales change mm for Mar: Expected 1.9 pct; Prior -0.6 pct
1000 Rich Fed Composite Index for Apr: Prior 15
1000 Rich Fed, Services Index for Apr: Prior 25
1000 Rich Fed Manufacturing Shipments for Apr: Prior 15
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$1= C$1.28 Reporting by Benny Thomas in Bengaluru; Editing by Anil D'Silva
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