TSX may open lower, markets pause after 10-month high

(Reuters) - Canada's main stock index looked set to open lower on Friday, mirroring Wall Street losses, as investors book profits after the index hit a 10-month high in the previous session.

TOP STORIES

Germany's economic performance declined in the fourth quarter as industry reduced its production in line with weak European demand, the country's Economy Ministry said.

Mobile operator Vodafone said some customers were not receiving emails via their Blackberry phones, and it was working with handset maker Research in Motion to rectify the problem.

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe made his biggest push yet to make jobs growth part of the Bank of Japan's mandate as his government approved $117 billion of spending to revive the economy in the biggest stimulus since the financial crisis.

Credit card company American Express Co said it would cut about 5,400 jobs, or 8.5 percent of its workforce, as it restructures its business and pays legal bills.

MARKET SNAPSHOT

Canada stock futures traded down 0.8 percent

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COMMODITY PRICE MOVES

Thomson Reuters-Jefferies CRB Index <.trjcrbtr>: 296.142; fell 0.29 percent

Gold futures: $1,677.3; was unchanged 0 percent

US crude: $93.09; fell 0.78 percent

Brent crude: $110.4; fell 1.33 percent

LME 3-month copper: $8,099.75; fell 0.19 percent

CANADIAN STOCKS TO WATCH

Inmet Mining : Leucadia National Corporation, the largest shareholder in takeover target of the company , said late on Thursday it planned to tender its shares to bidder First Quantum , in a boost for the Canadian-listed group. The First Quantum offer will be open until February 14, 2013, unless extended or withdrawn.

ANALYSTS' RECOMMENDATIONS

Following is a summary of research actions on Canadian companies reported by Reuters.

Bonavista Energy Corp. : Barclays cuts target to C$16 from C$19 after the company announced a 42 percent reduction in monthly dividend, cites company's lower growth prospects

Sprott Inc. : Canaccord Genuity cuts price target to C$4 from C$4.25 based on a lower performance fee outlook and market depreciation

Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. : BMO raises target to C$102 from C$97 to reflect the company's lower equipment rent and pension costs and its recent favourable labor arbitration ruling

Penn West Petroleum Ltd. : Barclays cuts price target to C$12 from C$13 after the company announced a lower-than-expected capital budget and production outlook

Postmedia Network Canada Corp. : Canaccord Genuity raises target to C$1.25 from C$0.65 citing the company's cost reductions from its transformation plan

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(Reporting by Ayesha Sruti Ahmed)

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/tsx-may-open-lower-markets-pause-10-month-130902075--sector.html

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