CANADA STOCKS-TSX rises for 8th day on Barrick, Goldcorp
February 13, 2014 at 16:07 PM EST
TORONTO, Feb 13 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index hit a three-week high on Thursday, rising for an eighth straight session, as gains in shares of Barrick Gold Corp and Goldcorp Inc helped overcome a wave of disappointing quarterly reports. The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX composite index unofficially closed up 101.16 points, or 0.73 percent, at 14,001.65. Nine of the 10 main sectors on the index were higher.