TORONTO: Canada's main stock index touched a one-month high on Tuesday, led by mining and energy shares, as riskier assets were boosted by expectations the European Central Bank would act to combat the region's sovereign debt crisis.
The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX composite index was up 134.29 points, or 1.1 percent, at 11,796.88 shortly after the open. At one point the index touched 11,822.59, its highest level since July 5.
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