Canada’s main stock index had a muted start on Wednesday, but that all changed as a rise in crude oil prices overshadowed investor caution ahead of U.S. inflation data. Industrials was the top gainer on the TSX while telecom was the lone decliner in an otherwise broad gain. Meanwhile, U.S. stocks gained as investors anticipated the August consumer inflation report. The consumer price index (CPI) report showed a 0.2 per cent jump in August, the same as July, putting the 12-month inflation rate at 2.5 per cent. Thursday’s producer price index (PPI) could also help influence the magnitude of a wi…