Oct 16 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index rose on Tuesday, led by shares in the financial sector on expectations of another interest rate hike next week, after a central bank report showed business optimism at near record levels.
* At 9:36 a.m. ET (13:36 GMT), the Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX composite index .GSPTSE was up 32.78 points, or 0.21 percent, at 15,442.25.
* The financials sector .SPTTFS rose 0.2 percent, as TMX Group X.TO led the group with its 1.12 percent gain, followed by a 0.9 percent rise in ECN Capital Corp ECN.TO .
* The Bank of Canada said on Monday, in its quarterly survey of businesses, that companies reported rising pressure on capacity, labour and prices amid signs of stronger sales. The central bank has raised rates four times since July 2017 and most market players expect another hike on Oct. 24. Governor Stephen Poloz said in late Sept. that he did not want to let inflation momentum build. The Canadian dollar strengthened to nearly a one-week high against the greenback, also boosted by growing expectations of a Bank of Canada rate hike. The energy sector .SPTTEN , however, dropped 0.2 percent as crude prices fell on higher U.S. oil production and increasing inventories. O/R
* U.S. crude CLc1 and Brent crude LCOc1 were down 0.6 percent, each.
* The materials sector .GSPTTMT , which includes precious and base metals miners, fell 0.1 percent, reversing course from earlier gains at the opening bell.
* On the TSX, 155 issues were higher, while 84 issues declined for a 1.85-to-1 ratio favouring gainers, with 16.50 million shares traded.
* Top percentage gainer on the TSX was Gibson Energy GEI.TO , which jumped 6.2 percent after the oilfield service provider announced the sanction of one million barrels of new tankage at the Hardisty Terminal.
* Turquoise Hill Resources TRQ.TO fell 8 percent, the most on the TSX, after the gold miner announced third quarter gold production update.
* The most heavily traded shares by volume were Aurora Cannabis ACB.TO , Hexo Corp HEXO.TO and Aphria Inc APH.TO .
* The TSX posted three new 52-week highs and five new lows.
* Across all Canadian issues there were 11 new 52-week highs and nine new lows, with total volume touching 26.66 million shares.