nov 9 reuters  futures tracking canadas resourcesheavy stock index fell on wednesday tracking weakness in commodity prices as the dollar steadied ahead of keenly awaited us inflation data and the outcome of midterm elections futures on the sptsx index were down 02 by 715 am et us futures were mixed as midterm election results rolled in control of congress was up for grabs with several races too tight to call leaving it unclear whether republicans would crack democrats tenuous hold on power historically stocks tend to do better under a split government when a democrat is in the white house with investors attributing some of that performance to political gridlock that prevents drastic policy changes the toronto stock exchanges sptsx composite index gsptse closed at its highest level in nearly two months on tuesday with gains led by the materials sector on higher metal prices the advance could stall as gold and base metal prices slipped against a stronger dollar meanhwile crude  prices slipped 06 after industry data showed that us crude stockpiles rose more than expected and on demand concerns from china on the earnings front telecom giant rogers communications rcibto reported an increase in quarterly revenue benefiting from higher roaming charges due to a rebound in international travel and customers opting for pricier plans reporting by shashwat chauhan in bengaluru editing by vinay dwivedi