May 7 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index futures rose on Monday, helped by oil prices that touched their highest levels since late-2014 on the back of Venezuela's deepening economic crisis.
June futures on the S&P TSX index were up 0.06 percent at 7:15 a.m. ET.
No major economic indicators are scheduled for release.
The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX rose 107.93 points, or 0.69 percent, to 15729.4 on Friday.
Dow Jones Industrial Average e-mini futures were up 0.36 percent at 7:15 a.m. ET, while S&P 500 e-mini futures were up 0.41 percent and Nasdaq 100 e-mini futures were up 0.65 percent.
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Shareholders of Crescent Point Energy Corp voted to elect the Canadian energy producer's full slate of directors after a contentious battle with activist investor Cation Capital, Crescent spokeswoman Andr?(C)e Morier said on Friday.
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COMMODITIES AT 7:15 a.m. ET
Gold futures: $1,312.7; -0.15 pct
U.S. crude: $70.44; +1.03 pct
Brent crude: $75.6; +0.98 pct
LME 3-month copper: $6,845; +0.26 pct
1000 Employment Trends for Apr: Prior 107.7
1500 Consumer credit for Mar: Expected $16.50 bln; Prior $10.60 bln
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Canadian markets directory ($1= C$1.29) (Reporting by Nandi Kaul in Bengaluru; Editing by Maju Samuel)
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