March 3 (Reuters) - Canada's benchmark stock index
extended gains on Friday, underpinned by strength in materials
stocks, as a rise in commodity prices and hopes of a pause in
monetary tightening by the Bank of Canada aided investor
sentiment.
At 9:37 a.m. ET (1437 GMT), the Toronto Stock Exchange's
S&P/TSX composite index was up 72.95 points, or 0.36%,
at 20,410.16.
(Reporting by Johann M Cherian in Bengaluru; editing by
Uttaresh Venkateshwaran)
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