Futures point to higher start as oil gains

Canada's main stock index was set to open higher on Tuesday, helped by a rise in oil prices. June futures on the S&P TSX index were up 0.25 percent at 7:15 a.m. ET. No major economic events are scheduled for the day . The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX composite index ended higher on Monday, with gains in shares of an auto parts maker, a pharmaceutical company and a dollar store operator helping offset losses in energy shares. Dow Jones Industrial Average e-mini futures were