Nov 11 (Reuters) - Futures tracking Canada's main stock

index were little changed on Tuesday, after higher commodity

prices and signs of an end to the longest U.S. government

shutdown lifted the index in the previous session.

December futures on the S&P/TSX index were flat as

of 06:09 a.m. ET.

The S&P/TSX composite index jumped 1.4% to a near

two-week high on Monday.

The U.S Senate passed a bill late on Monday to end the

shutdown that has weighed on the U.S. economy and stalled

economic data, fueling concerns among Federal Reserve

policymakers and traders on the state of the economy.

Supporting Canada stock futures in early trading on Tuesday,

gold prices hit their highest level in nearly three weeks,

helped by growing expectations of another U.S. interest rate cut

in December and possible end to the federal shutdown.

Further, copper prices also rose.

Among companies, insurer E-L Financial ( ELFIF ) said its

income rose 15% in the third quarter.

Meanwhile, China is willing to resume exchanges with Canada

and cooperate in various fields, its foreign minister told his

Canadian counterpart.

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