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 aimedat ending the war could resume in the next two days, despiteWashington saying it has halted Iran's maritime trade. * Oil prices, were little changed on Wednesday, remainingbelow $100 a barrel as worries eased over shipping disruptionsin the Strait of Hormuz. [O/R] * Gold prices fell after hitting their highest level in amonth earlier in the session, while copper prices hovered aroundsix-week highs as risk appetite increased. [GOL/] [MET/L] * The TSX closed Tuesday at its highest since March 2, whenit had surged on the back of robust energy sector gains afterthe conflict broke out and disrupted oil and gas shipping in thevital Gulf region. * Meanwhile, Canada's banking regulator has said it isreviewing lenders' exposure to private credit amid growingconcerns 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 fromthe Iran war.
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(Reporting by Tharuniyaa Lakshmi in Bengaluru; Editing by Jonathan Ananda)
