Dec 19(Reuters) - Canada's main stock index opened higher on Wednesday after the domestic annual inflation rate in November dropped below the Bank of Canada's 2 percent target for the first time in 10 months, underscoring market expectations that imminent interest rate hikes are off the table.
* At 9:32 a.m. ET (14:32 GMT), the Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX composite index .GSPTSE was up 80 points, or 0.55 percent, at 14,496.89.