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Heightened trade tensions weigh on TSX at open

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March 6 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index fell sharply on Thursday as trade tension persisted even after U.S. President Donald Trump exempted automakers from his 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico for one month.

At 9:31 a.m. ET (1431 GMT), the Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX composite index (.GSPTSE), was down 0.8% at 24,662.09.

Reporting by Nikhil Sharma in Bengaluru; Editing by Shreya Biswas

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