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After several muted trading days, Canada’s main stock index rallied on Friday thanks to a surge among heavyweight markets. The focus remained on the deepening Middle East conflict, causing energy shares to jump on the TSX, along with gains among the mining, financial and technology sectors. U.S. stocks also rose as traders were pleasantly surprised by September’s jobs data, which reported nonfarm payrolls grew by 254,000 jobs last month, far better the expected gain of 150,000 that were polled from Dow Jones economists. The unemployment rate fell down to 4.1 per cent despite expectations it wo…

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