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TSX opens higher as energy stocks gain on vaccine cheer

  • At 9:30 a.m. ET (1430 GMT), the Toronto Stock Exchange’s S&P/TSX composite index was up 65.3 points, or 0.37pc, at 17,614.22.
Published December 14, 2020 Updated December 14, 2020 07:55pm
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Energy stocks helped Canada’s main stock index open higher on Monday, as oil prices rose on hopes of a coronavirus vaccine-aided recovery in fuel demand.

At 9:30 a.m. ET (1430 GMT), the Toronto Stock Exchange’s S&P/TSX composite index was up 65.3 points, or 0.37pc, at 17,614.22.