CANADA STOCKS-TSX ekes out gain as oils, banks temper mining losses
January 04, 2013 at 11:43 AM EST
* TSX up 11.73 points, or 0.09 percent at 12,482.17 * Energy up 0.33 pct, financials rise 0.41 pct * Gold prices pare losses after lackluster U.S. jobs data * Canadian economy create 39,800 jobs, defying expectations By Solarina Ho TORONTO, Jan 4 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock market edged moderately higher on Friday as gains in energy and bank issues offset lower mining stocks, which were hurt by an early drop in the price of gold to a 4-1/2 month low. "There's still s