* TSX futures up 0.15%

* Oil prices fall over $1, gold slips

April 21 (Reuters) - Futures for Canada's main stock

index inched higher on Tuesday as investors monitored signs of

progress in Middle East peace talks ahead of the deadline for

the two-week Iran-U.S. ceasefire.

June futures on the S&P/TSX index were up 0.09% at

5:33 a.m. ET (1033 GMT).

* The U.S. voiced confidence that peace talks with Iran

would be held in Pakistan, and a senior Iranian official said

Tehran was considering joining, but significant hurdles remained

as a ceasefire deadline approached at the end of the day.

* Oil prices fell over $1, reversing gains from the previous

session, as expectations of U.S.-Iran talks raised the prospect

of increased supply.

* Spot gold and silver prices fell 0.7% and

1.3% respectively, as the dollar firmed.

* Optimism over artificial intelligence-driven earnings

gains bolstered U.S. stock index futures on Tuesday.

* The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX Composite Index

edged higher on Monday, hovering near its March 2

peak, as cooler-than-expected inflation eased interest rate

worries.

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