CANADA STOCKS-TSX climbs as Empire rallies on Safeway takeover move
June 13, 2013 at 11:28 AM EDT
* TSX up 8.74 points, or 0.07 percent, at 12,118.63 * Five of 10 main index sectors advance * Empire Co rises 11 percent on Safeway takeover plan * TD Bank biggest positive influence on index By John Tilak TORONTO, June 13 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock climbed on Thursday as worries about the fate of central bank stimulus plans were offset by a jump in Empire Co Ltd after the company said it will buy Safeway Inc's Canadian assets for $5.7 billion. Shares of Empire, th