TORONTO, Oct 2 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index ticked higher in early trade on Monday, boosted by gains among its heavyweight banks and other financial stocks, while the energy sector weighed with a sharp fall in crude prices.
The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX composite index .GSPTSE rose 16.28 points, or 0.1 percent, to 15,651.22, shortly after the open. Of the index's 10 main sectors, only energy was trading in the red.