Futures for Canada's main stock index were flat on Friday as cautious investors awaited key domestic unemployment data, while the third-quarter earnings season kicked off on Wall Street.

The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX composite index rose as much as 180.36 points, or 0.74%, in morning trade to touch an all-time high of 24,482.62. The index was set for its fifth consecutive weekly rise.

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Canada's main stock index hit a record high on Friday led by gains in mining stocks, while traders raised bets for a quarter-point interest rate cut by the country's central bank later this month after a surprise dip in domestic unemployment rate.