TORONTO, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index rose in early trading on Thursday, as energy stocks, buoyed by higher oil prices, rallied more than 2 percent.
The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX composite index .GSPTSE was up 38.26 points, or 0.31 percent, at 15,602.30 shortly after the open. Eight of the index's 10 main groups were in positive territory.