CANADA STOCKS-TSX futures tick up as investors assess earnings, Fed board updates

Aug 8 (Reuters) - Futures tied to Canada's main stock index edged higher on Friday, as investors monitored corporate earnings and U.S. President Donald Trump's nomination for the open spot on the Federal Reserve's governing board.

Futures on the S&P/TSX index .SXFcv1 rose 0.2% by 06:10 a.m. ET (1010 GMT).

Trump said he would nominate Council of Economic Advisers Chairman Stephen Miran to serve out the final months of the newly vacant seat while the White House looks for a permanent addition to the governing board and a new Fed Chair.

Current Chair Jerome Powell's term ends in May 2026.

In corporate earnings, Sun Life Financial SLF.TO posted a jump in second-quarter profit on Thursday, helped by a strong growth in its Asia unit as insurers expanded to tap into a growing market to offset the weakness in the U.S. market.

Ensign Energy's ESI.TO second-quarter net loss widened, driven by lower crude oil prices.

Saputo SAP.TO reported quarterly adjusted earnings, with revenue and profit missing analysts' estimates.

Gold miner IAMGOLD IMG.TO posted a rise in quarterly revenue, but missed expectations.

Meanwhile, Ivey PMI data showed that Canadian economic activity expanded at the fastest pace in a year during July as employment rose.

In commodities, U.S. gold futures climbed to a record high after a report of U.S. tariffs on gold bar imports, while spot gold XAU= prices steadied. Copper prices CMCU3 rose on a softer dollar and oil prices CLc1, LCOc1 were stable.

The TSX index .GSPTSE pulled back from a record high on Thursday, pressured by earnings misses for consumer-related stocks as investors assessed a mixed bag of earnings.

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