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* The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX composite indexended up 197.35 points, or 1.3 percent, at 15,367.29,its biggest advance since Feb. 12.
* For the quarter, the TSX fell 5.2 percent, its deepestslide since the third quarter of 2015.
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* The energy group rallied 2.4 percent, led by a 3.2 percentgain for Enbridge Inc.
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* The materials group, which includes precious and basemetals miners and fertilizer companies, also added 2.4 percent.
* Financials, which account for more than one-third of theweight of the TSX, gained 0.9 percent, while industrials rose1.2 percent as railroad shares climbed.
* The TSX posted 4 new 52-week highs and 6 new lows. Nine ofthe index's 10 main groups ended higher.
* The largest percentage gainer on the TSX was First QuantumMinerals Ltd, which rose 8.5 percent, while the largestdecliner was Prometic Life Sciences Inc , down29.0 percent.
* The TSX will be closed on Friday for Good Friday.(Reporting by Fergal Smith)