TSX climbs as investors assess GDP data; miners gain

By Johann M Cherian (Reuters) – Canada’s main index edged up on Thursday, as investors assessed data that showed the domestic economy grew faster than expected, while gains in mining stocks buoyed sentiment further. At 9:46 a.m. ET (1346 GMT), the Toronto Stock Exchange’s S&P/TSX composite index was up 56.43 points, or 0.26%, at 22,163.51. Canada’s economy grew 0.6% in January, its fastest