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* TSX up 106.67 points, or 0.79 percent, at 13,532.90
* Nine of the index's 10 main groups rise
TORONTO, March 30 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index rose
on Wednesday as energy stocks bounced with higher oil prices and
equity investors broadly cheered a more cautious tone on U.S.
interest rate hikes from the Federal Reserve.
Among the most influential movers on the index were pipeline
operator Enbridge Inc ENB.TO , which rose 2.2 percent to
C$50.19, and oil and gas producer Canadian Natural Resources
CNQ.TO , which advanced 1.1 percent to C$35.28.
The overall energy group climbed 1.5 percent, as the price
of oil LCOc1 CLc1 jumped in tandem with Wall Street and in
reaction to a weaker dollar. O/R
Gold miners meanwhile lost ground as the precious metal
failed to retain its lustre a day after rallying on Fed Chair
Janet Yellen's signal that rates will likely rise only
gradually. GOL/
Barrick Gold Corp ABX.TO declined 2.3 percent to C$17.94
and Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd AEM.TO declined 1.9 percent to
C$47.82.
The metal remains on track for its best quarter in nearly 30
years, up 16.4 percent. GOL/
At 10:30 a.m. EDT (1430 GMT), the Toronto Stock Exchange's
S&P/TSX composite index .GSPTSE was up 106.67 points, or 0.79
percent, at 13,532.90.
Nine of the index's 10 main groups were in positive
territory, with three advancers for every decliner.
The materials group, which includes precious and base metals
miners and fertilizer companies, lost 0.5 percent.
Discount retailer Dollarama DOL.TO advanced 6.7 percent to
C$88.32 after reporting a 25 percent jump in profit and hiking
its dividend.
The financials group gained 0.6 percent while industrials
rose 0.7 percent.