(Reuters) -Canada’s main stock index rebounded on Monday, with mining shares leading the gains, as investors looked ahead to crucial economic reports and corporate earnings throughout this week.
At 10:18 a.m. ET (1418 GMT), Toronto’s S&P/TSX composite index was down 0.9% at 30,373.66 points.
Gains were broad-based with 12 out of 13 sectors trading in positive territory.
The materials group, which includes fertilizers and metal mining companies, gained 2.2% as gold prices rose by over 1%.
Information technology shares rose 0.5% while heavyweight financials advanced 0.7%.
Consumer staples remained the only sector in negative territory, down 0.5%.
Monday’s economic data showed that producer prices in Canada increased 0.8% in September from August, following a downwardly revised 0.2% increase in August.
Investors are now awaiting consumer…
