TORONTO, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index rose on
Wednesday as a bounce in crude oil prices helped support the
resource-linked market, while Rona Inc RON.TO surged nearly
100 percent after its takeover by U.S. retailer Lowe's Companies (N:LOW)
Inc LOW.N was announced.
The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX composite index
.GSPTSE was up 69.89 points, or 0.56 percent, at 12,512.15,
shortly after the open. It included a 1.4 percent advance for
the energy group.