© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: The Art Deco facade of the original Toronto Stock Exchange building is seen on Bay Street in Toronto, Ontario, Canada January 23, 2019. REUTERS/Chris Helgren/File Photo
(Reuters) – Toronto’s main stock index gained at the market open as a rise in commodity prices lifted materials and energy stocks, while investors awaited a slew of economic data coming in this week from Canada and the United States.
At 9:30 a.m. ET (1330 GMT), the Toronto Stock Exchange’s S&P/TSX composite index was up 88.65 points, or 0.45%, at 19,924.4.