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TSX climbs higher at open; RBC rises

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May 30 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index opened higher on Thursday as investors cheered a slowdown in U.S. economic growth for the first quarter, while the financials sector led gains on support from upbeat second-quarter results from Royal Bank of Canada.

At 9:32 a.m. ET (13:32 GMT), the Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX composite index (.GSPTSE), opens new tab was up 84.07 points, or 0.38%, at 21,982.05.

Reporting by Khushi Singh in Bengaluru; Editing by Shreya Biswas

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