TORONTO, Aug 23 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index ended higher on Wednesday, boosted by a sharp jump in banking stocks after Royal Bank of Canada RY.TO reported earnings and as a jump in oil prices helped energy companies.
The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX composite index .GSPTSE unofficially closed up 78.20 points, or 0.52 percent, at 15,063.16.