CANADA STOCKS-U.S. economic data helps boost TSX

* TSX up 12.46 points, or 0.11 percent, at 11,083.66

* U.S. economic data helps index higher

* Sun Life, Manulife fall after earnings reports
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TORONTO, Nov 5 (Reuters) - Toronto's main stock index was
higher on Thursday morning as U.S. economic data helped to lift
investor spirits about the pace of economic recovery.

The U.S. figures showed third-quarter business
productivity grew at the fastest pace in six years and that new
claims for jobless aid fell to a 10-month low last week,
indicating the decline in the labor market may be hitting
bottom. [ID:nN05106320]

Among the top Toronto gainers were Royal Bank of Canada
(RY.TO), up 0.8 percent at C$54.67, and Toronto-Dominion Bank
(TD.TO), which climbed 0.4 percent to C$63.25. Teck Resources
(TCKb.TO) was up 2.7 percent at C$32.70.

"There's was a lineup of good numbers at the macroeconomic
level," said Francis Campeau, broker at MF Global Canada, in
Montreal.

At 10:17 a.m. (1517 GMT), the S&P/TSX composite index
.GSPTSE was up 12.46 points, or 0.11 percent, at 11,083.66,
with seven of its 10 main groups higher.

Research In Motion (RIM.TO) rose 1.7 percent to C$62.40
after the BlackBerry maker announced a share buyback worth up
to $1.2 billion. [ID:BNG285489]

Insurer Sun Life Financial Inc (SLF.TO) was down 5.2
percent at C$28.56 and Manulife Financial Corp (MFC.TO) fell
2.4 percent to C$20.09. Both reported profit drops on Thursday.
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Lower oil and gold prices also pressured some
commodity-linked shares including Canadian Natural Resources
(CNQ.TO), down 2 percent at C$67.23. Canadian Natural reported
a lower quarterly profit on Thursday.

($1=$1.06 Canadian)
(Reporting by Jennifer Kwan; editing by Peter Galloway)