Stock futures for Canada's main stock index were little changed on Wednesday ahead of US Federal Reserve's monetary policy decision, where central bankers are expected to cut interest rates for the first time in more than a decade.
The Fed is scheduled to release its rates decision at 2:00 p.m. ET (6:00 p.m. GMT) at the end of a two-day policy meeting.
Also in focus is Canada's GDP and producer prices data, due at 8:30 a.m. ET.
September futures on the S&P/TSX index were up 0.03% at 7:00 a.m. ET.
The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX fell 26.12 points, or 0.16 percent, to 16,466.05 on Tuesday.
Dow Jones Industrial Average e-mini futures were up 0.22% at 7:00 a.m. ET, while S&P 500 e-mini futures were up 0.15% and Nasdaq 100 e-mini futures were up 0.32%.
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