TORONTO, Feb. 5 (Xinhua) -- Canada's main stock saw a triple-digit gain led by consumer staples and industrial stocks Tuesday.
The Toronto Stock Exchange's benchmark Standard & Poor's/TSX Composite Index rose 100.37 points, or 0.64 percent, to close the day at 15,702.69 points.
The Canadian dollar fell 0.11 cent to 0.76.13 U.S. dollar.
On the market, a total of 178 issues rose while 55 fell. There were 22 new highs and one new lows, with total volume of 217.7 million shares.
The energy group rose 0.03 points, or 0.02 percent while the financials sector climbed 1.97 points, or 0.68 percent.
Manulife Financial Corp. climbed 8 cents, or 0.39 percent, to 20.77 Canadian dollars.
Bombardier Inc. added 2 cents, or 1.05 percent, to 1.93 Canadian dollars shares.
Maple Leaf Foods climbed 40 cents, or 1.3 percent, to 30.24 Canadian dollars while Loblaw Companies heightened 1.58 dollars or 2.5 percent to 66.10 Canadian dollars.
The most heavily traded shares by volume were Aurora Cannabis Inc, Aphria Inc and Enbridge Inc.
Aurora Cannabis Inc. fell 21 cents, or 1.99 percent, to 10.34 Canadian dollars on 29.3 million shares.
Aphria Inc. declined 14 cents, or 1 percent, to 14.07 Canadian dollars on 16.4 million shares.
Enbridge Inc. gained 37 cents, or 0.75 percent, to 49.45 Canadian dollars on nine million shares.
