CANADA STOCKS-TSX rises on materials as investors eye "fiscal cliff"
December 31, 2012 at 14:57 PM EST
TORONTO, Dec 31 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index rose more than 1 percent on Monday, led by the materials sector, as U.S. lawmakers pushed for a last-minute deal to avert the "fiscal cliff". The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX composite index rose 125.21 points, or 1.0 percent, to 12,441.33.
