TORONTO, March 17 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index rose
on Thursday as higher crude oil prices supported energy stocks,
while the materials group also advanced.
The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX composite index
.GSPTSE was up 36.44 points, or 0.27 percent, at 13,514.57,
shortly after the open. Just four of the index's 10 main groups
were higher.