Nov 17 (Reuters) - Futures tied to Canada's main stock

index were little changed on Monday, as investors braced for

fresh economic indicators domestically and from the U.S.

December futures on the S&P/TSX index were down

0.03%, as of 5:50 a.m. ET.

The S&P/TSX composite index rose 0.2% on Friday, after early

losses, as technology and energy shares led the rebound. The

advance had snapped a two-week losing streak and delivered a

weekly gain of 1.4% - the strongest since late September.

Canada's inflation data, due at 8:30 a.m. ET, is expected to

show a rise of 2.1% on an annual basis for October.

The country's inflation has spent most of 2025 hugging the

Bank of Canada's sweet spot, but the recent uptick is a reminder

that price pressures are not fully tamed.

After a soft patch earlier this year, headline CPI climbed

back to 2.4% in September. Core gauges remain around the 3%

level, underscoring why policymakers are not rushing to declare

victory - and why rate-cut bets may stay on ice a little longer.

Investors are also looking forward to a speech by BoC deputy

governor Nicolas Vincent later in the week and Thursday's U.S.

jobs data, which could do little more than confirm earlier

private market surveys showing the labor market had slowed.

In corporate news, Reuters reported that the board of

Canada's Barrick Mining ( B ) has raised the possibility of

splitting the company into two separate entities, citing sources

close to the company.