CANADA STOCKS-TSX jumps on BOJ stimulus move; gold miners dive
October 31, 2014 at 10:48 AM EDT
* TSX up 159.75 points, or 1.1 percent, at 14,618.44 * Eight of 10 main index sectors advance * Gold miners slump to 13-year low By John Tilak TORONTO, Oct 31 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index advanced on Friday after the Bank of Japan surprised markets by increasing stimulus measures, helping drive gains in most major sectors. The Japanese central bank expanded its massive stimulus spending in an admission that economic growth and inflation have not picked up as much a