TORONTO, Feb 12 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index rose
on Friday as crude oil prices rallied and after U.S. retail
sales data provided encouragement.
The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX composite index
.GSPTSE was up 149.89 points, or 1.24 percent, at 12,237.26,
shortly after the open.
It included a 3.6 percent gain for energy stocks, while
financial sector stocks rose 1.5 percent.