CANADA STOCKS-Toronto futures fall as investors fret over slowing global growth

June 8 (Reuters) - Futures for Canada's main stock index fell on Wednesday, as investors worried that aggressive policy tightening by global central banks will stifle economic growth.

June futures on the S&P/TSX index SXFc1 were down 0.5% at 6:45 a.m. ET.

The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development on Wednesday cut its 2022 global growth forecast to 2.8% from 3.2%, a day after the World Bank slashed its estimates by nearly a third to 2.9%.

The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX composite index .GSPTSE ended 0.5% higher at 20,928.21 on Tuesday. .TO

Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were down 176 points, or 0.53% at 6:45 a.m. ET, while S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were down 21.25 points, or 0.51% and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were down 56.75 points, or 0.45%. .N

TOP STORIES TOP/CAN

Prices in Canada are rising at their quickest pace in 31 years, but that is not yet feeding in to a wage spiral, Canada's budgetary watchdog said on Tuesday, with inflation still expected to return to target in coming years.

ANALYST RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS RCH/CA

BRP Inc DOO.TO: D.A. Davidson cuts target price to C$122 from C$134

Vitalhub Corp VHI.TO: Cormark Securities raises target price to C$5 from C$4.75

Wishpond Technologies Ltd WISH.V: Canaccord Genuity starts with "speculative buy" rating

COMMODITIES AT 6:45 a.m. ET

Gold futures GCc2: $1848.5; -0.04% GOL/

US crude CLc1: $121.12; +1.45% O/R

Brent crude LCOc1: $122.11; +1.27% O/R

U.S. ECONOMIC DATA DUE ON WEDNESDAY

1000 Wholesale inventory, R mm for Apr : Expected 2.1%; Prior 2.1%

1000 Wholesale sales mm for Apr : Prior 1.7%

1200 Refinitiv IPSOS PCSI for Jun : Prior 54.72

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(Reporting by Amal S in Bengaluru; Editing by Sriraj Kalluvila)

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