TORONTO, Dec 19 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index rose in early trade on Tuesday, led by gains for its biggest banks and a jump in Great Canadian Gaming Corp GC.TO after it won a contract to operate facilities in the Toronto region.
The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX composite index .GSPTSE was up 48.08 points, or 0.3 percent, at 16,179.72 shortly after the open. All 10 main groups were higher, with the heavyweight financial sector up 0.4 percent.