March 12 (Reuters) -
* At 10:08 a.m. EDT (1408 GMT), the Toronto Stock Exchange'sS&P/TSX composite index was up 15.53 points, or 0.1percent, at 15,593.34.
* The energy group retreated 0.3 percent, weighedby Suncor Energy Inc, which fell 0.7 percent to
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* The gold subsector further pressured the market,falling 0.3 percent as investors sold gold amid stronger riskappetite. Iamgold Corp fell 2.9 percent to
* The losses in the commodity-related sectors were offset bya better tone in global markets as world stocks surged to atwo-week high.
* In Toronto, financial shares helped support themarket, with the sector up 0.2 percent. Bank of
* The TSX posted two new 52-week highs and three new lows.Across all Canadian issues there were 32 new 52-week highs andnine new lows. Volume on the TSX index was 21.19 million shares.(Reporting by Leah Schnurr in OttawaEditing by Jeffrey Benkoe)
