* TSX futures up 0.4%

* Oil slips around 2%, gold steadies

* BoC rate decision awaited

June 9 (Reuters) - Futures tracking Canada's blue-chip

stocks edged higher on Tuesday as investors took comfort from

signs of de-escalation in hostilities in the Middle East, while

keeping an eye on the Bank of Canada's rate decision due on

Wednesday.

June futures on the S&P/TSX index were up 0.4% at

6:39 a.m. ET (1039 GMT).

* Iran and Israel halted attacks on each other, but caution

lingered as talks between Washington and Tehran have yet to

yield a lasting deal and the Strait of Hormuz remains closed.

* Spot gold and silver rose 0.1% and 0.4%,

respectively, following the news.

* Oil prices fell around 2%, erasing most of the previous

session's gains, as easing supply concerns weighed, though both

Iran and Israel warned they could resume hostilities.

* Investors awaited a Bank of Canada interest rate decision

on Wednesday. The central bank was expected to leave its

benchmark interest rate on hold at 2.25% for a fifth straight

meeting, according to a majority of economists polled by

Reuters.

* Canada's S&P/TSX Composite Index clawed back

some of the previous session's sharp decline on Monday, with

energy and technology shares leading gains.

* Meanwhile, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is pushing

to diversify trade beyond the United States, but Canada's appeal

to global partners still hinges on tariff-free access to the

U.S. market through the USMCA agreement.

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