TSX Opens Higher as Rising Commodity Prices Boost Energy and Materials Stocks

Canada’s main stock index opened higher on Thursday, lifted by gains in the energy and materials sectors as climbing oil and metal prices supported the resource-heavy Canadian equity market.

At 9:30 a.m. ET (1330 GMT), Toronto’s S&P/TSX Composite Index (.GSPTSE) was up 0.4% at 30,097.49 points.