CANADA STOCKS-TSX halts slide on U.S. jobs data
May 10, 2012 at 11:42 AM EDT
* TSX up 63.96 pts, or 0.55 pct, at 11,738.97 * Energy, financials lead gains * U.S. jobless claims data lifts sentiment * China data weighs on commodities By Jon Cook TORONTO, May 10 (Reuters) - Toronto's main stock index rallied on Thursday, halting its May selloff after six straight losing sessions, as resource firms were boosted by healthier U.S. jobless claims data that helped offset weaker-than-expected China trade numbers and concerns about Europe's debt crisis.
