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Oct 9 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index hit a one-month high on Friday after better-than-expected employment data underscored a consistent economic recovery from the coronavirus, while elevated gold and base metal prices also helped.
* At 9:36 a.m. ET (13:36 GMT), the Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX composite index .GSPTSE was up 59.53 points, or 0.36%, at 16,594.07.
* The index was also set for its largest weekly gain since mid-July, as heavyweight gold and oil-linked stocks benefited from higher resource prices.
* Canada added 378,200 jobs in September and the unemployment rate fell to 9.0%, beating analyst expectations. The materials sector .GSPTTMT , which includes precious and base metal miners and fertilizer companies, added 2.1% as gold and base metal prices rose on the back of a weak dollar and supply woes. GOL/ MET/L
* While the energy sector .SPTTEN fell on the day in tandem with oil prices, it was set to add nearly 9% for the week, tracking a similar weekly performance in crude. O/R
* Cannabis stocks continued to surge after Democratic vice president nominee Kamala Harris said marijuana would be decriminalized at a federal level in the United States under a Biden administration. On the TSX, 138 issues were higher, while 74 declined for a 1.86-to-1 ratio favoring gainers, with 12.64 million shares traded.
* The largest percentage gainer on the TSX was Dundee Precious Metal DPM.TO , which jumped 7.1% after posting consistent third-quarter production numbers and reiterating its annual guidance. Nfi Group Inc NFI.TO fell 3.4%, the most on the TSX, after National Bank of Canada cut the stock's target price.
* The most heavily-traded shares by volume were Oceanagold Corp OGC.TO , Aphria Inc APHA.TO and Toronto-Dominion Bank TD.TO .
* The TSX posted 3 new 52-week highs and no new lows.
* Across all Canadian issues, there were 10 new 52-week highs and one new low, with total volume of 22.42 million shares.