TSX set to open higher on Fed minutes

(Reuters) - Stock futures pointed to a higher start for Canada's main stock index on Thursday tracking global markets, as a confident sounding U.S. Federal Reserve added to hopes of aggressive new stimulus this month from the European Central Bank. March futures on the S&P TSX index were up 0.44 percent at 7.15 a.m. ET. Data on new housing price index for November is due at 8.30 a.m. ET . Canada's main stock index advanced moderately on Wednesday, helped by positive U.S. economic d