TORONTO, March 31 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index
ended barely lower on Thursday as losses for miners and other
materials stocks offset energy stock gains, while rebounding oil
prices helped the index notch a 5 percent gain in March, its
best monthly performance since October 2011.
The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX composite index
.GSPTSE unofficially closed down 9.62 points, or 0.07 percent,
at 13,494.36. Half of its 10 main sectors fell.