Feb 24 (Reuters) - Futures for Canada's main stock index fell on Friday, in line with downbeat risk sentiment on Wall Street, as investors remained cautious ahead of U.S. inflation data that could offer clues on the Federal Reserve's rate-hike trajectory. .N Also weighing on futures for the resource-heavy TSX was a decline in gold prices XAU= as prospects of more interest rate hikes by the Fed dimmed bullion's appeal. Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce CM.TO reported a fall in its first-quarter profit, weighed down by higher provisions to settle a lawsuit tied to the 2008 global financial crisis.