30/05/2012 23:40 AST

Toronto's main stock index rose on Tuesday, as resource firms were lifted by hopes of further policy stimulus in China and solid U.S. housing data, helping markets shrug off concerns over Spain's plan to recapitalise its fragile banking sector.

The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX composite index was up 33.42 points, or 0.3 percent, to 11,599.57 shortly after the open.


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Ticker Price Volume
Index Closing Change
NIKKEI 225 36,581.76 -251.51 (-0.68%)
DAX 18,699.40 181.01 (0.97%)
S&P 500 5,626.02 30.26 (0.54%)
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