CANADA STOCKS-TSX edges higher on strong oil, gold

Thu Nov 5, 2009 2:35am IST

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 TORONTO, Nov 4 (Reuters) - Toronto's main stock index ended
higher on Wednesday as strength in commodity prices boosted oil
and gas companies and record gold prices sent Barrick Gold
(ABX.TO: Quote, Profile, Research) and other miners higher.

 The S&P/TSX composite index .GSPTSE unofficially closed
up 16.05 points, or 0.15 percent, at 11,041.95.
 (Reporting by Jennifer Kwan; editing by Rob Wilson)

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