
Jan 9 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index opened slightly higher on Thursday, with trading thin due a U.S. market holiday, while investors awaited crucial monthly jobs data out of Canada and the U.S. for clues on the interest rate path.
At 9:36 a.m. ET (1436 GMT), the Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX composite index .GSPTSE was up 0.06%, or 13.93 points, at 25,067.36 points.
(Reporting by Ragini Mathur in Bengaluru)
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