CANADA STOCKS-TSX rises on Fed remarks, posts ninth month of gains

* TSX rises 74.59 points, or 0.52 percent, to 14,335.31 * Eight of the 10 main index sectors advance * Index records ninth straight monthly gain * Encana slips after news of asset sale * Martinrea jumps after saying CEO to leave By John Tilak TORONTO, March 31 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index gained on Monday after the U.S. Federal Reserve's assurance of continued support for the economy lifted sentiment and helped drive up shares of financial and energy companies.