July 12(Reuters) - Canada's main stock index opened higher on Thursday, lifted by gains in financial stocks, a day after the Bank of Canada hiked interest rates for the second time this year.
* At 9:30 a.m. ET (1330 GMT), the Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX Composite index .GSPTSE was up 69.74 points, or 0.42 percent, at 16,487.06.