* TSX futures up 0.15%

* Oil prices fall more than 3%

April 17 (Reuters) - Futures tracking Canada's main

stock index inched higher on Friday as optimism around easing

Middle East tensions left the benchmark poised for a fourth week

of gains, though lower oil prices could dent energy shares.

June futures on the S&P/TSX index were up 0.15% at

5:52 a.m. ET (1052 GMT).

* U.S. President Donald Trump expressed confidence that an

agreement could soon be reached to end the Iran war and urged

the Tehran-aligned Hezbollah to support the 10-day truce between

Lebanon and Israel.

* While the TSX pulled back from a six-week high on

Thursday as consumer-related shares retreated on worries over

high oil prices, expectations the war would end soon have helped

the benchmark stay on track for its fourth straight week of

gains.

* On Friday, oil prices, fell more than 3% on

hopes a peace deal would end shipping disruptions in the Gulf

region.

* Gold held largely steady, while silver

inched higher and copper prices eased. Metal miners and energy

shares comprise a significant portion of the resources-heavy

TSX.

* Meanwhile, investors are closely tracking corporate

earnings in the U.S. and Canada to gauge how companies are

tackling headwinds from the Iran war.

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