Jan 16 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index rose on Wednesday, helped by gains in bank shares on a day which saw strong quarterly earnings from big U.S. lenders.
* At 9:37 a.m. ET (1437 GMT), the Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX composite index .GSPTSE was up 57.23 points, or 0.38 percent, at 15,103.51.
* The main index rose for its ninth straight session.
* All of the index's 11 major sectors were higher, led by a 0.7 percent gain in the financials sector .SPTTFS .
* The optimism spilled over from Wall Street, which rose after strong earnings reports from Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) GS.N and Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) BAC.N . The materials sector .GSPTTMT , which includes precious and base metals miners, added 0.1 percent, as nickel touched a 10-week high and gold prices were steady. GOL/ MET/L
* On the TSX, 163 issues were higher, while 67 issues declined for a 2.43-to-1 ratio favouring gainers, with 12.74 million shares traded.
* Top percentage gainer on the TSX were shares of First Quantum Minerals FM.TO , which jumped 7.6 percent after announcing preliminary 2018 production and sales numbers. NFI Group In NFI.TO fell 10.8 percent, the most on the TSX, after announcing its 2019 outlook. The most heavily traded shares by volume were those of Aurora Cannabis ACB.TO , Argex Titanium Inc RGX.TO , and Encana Corp ECA.TO .
* The TSX posted one new 52-week high and one new low.
* Across all Canadian issues there were four new 52-week highs and one new low, with total volume of 20.84 million shares.