* TSX futures down 0.16%

* Oil below $100 a barrel, gold falls

April 15 (Reuters) - Futures linked to Canada's main

stock index inched down in low-volume trading on Wednesday, as

investors took a breather after the benchmark hit a six-week

high in the previous session on optimism over the resumption

of Middle East peace talks.

June futures on the S&P/TSX index were down 0.16%

at 5:56 a.m. ET (1056 GMT).

* U.S. President Donald Trump signaled talks with Iran aimed

at ending the war could resume in the next two days, despite

Washington saying it has halted Iran's maritime trade.

* Oil prices, were little changed on

Wednesday, remaining below $100 a barrel as worries eased over

shipping disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz.

* Gold prices fell after hitting their highest level in a

month earlier in the session, while copper prices hovered around

six-week highs as risk appetite increased.

* The TSX closed Tuesday at its highest since March 2, when

it had surged on the back of robust energy sector gains after

the conflict broke out and disrupted oil and gas shipping in the

vital Gulf region.

* Meanwhile, Canada's banking regulator has said it is

reviewing lenders' exposure to private credit amid growing

concerns around the health of the market in the U.S.

* Investors will also monitor corporate earnings in the U.S.

and Canada to gauge how companies are tackling headwinds from

the Iran war.

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