Sept 16 (Reuters) - Canada’s main stock index opened higher on Monday as a near 20% surge in oil prices after an attack on Saudi Arabian oil facilities lifted shares of oil producers.
* At 19:02 a.m. ET (13:32 GMT), the Toronto Stock Exchange’s S&P/TSX composite index was up 69.88 points, or 0.42%, at 16,752.3.
* The energy sector climbed 3.8% with U.S. crude prices up 10.1% and Brent crude adding 10.4%. (Reporting by Susan Mathew in Bengaluru;)
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