India, Feb. 9 -- The Canadian market ended on a firm note on Friday, led by gains in technology and financials shares.
Strong jobs data and the rally in U.S. technology sector helped underpin sentiment.
Data from Statistics Canada showed that employment in Canada rose by 37,300 in January, following an upwardly revised addition of 12,300 jobs in December. The unemployment rate in Canada eased to 5.7% in January from the 22-month high of 5.8% recorded in December.
A separate data from Statistics Canada showed average hourly earnings in Canada rose by 5.3% year-on-year to $35.51 in January, slowing from 5.7% increase in the previous month.
The benchmark S&P/TSX Composite Index ended up 89.96 points or 0.43% at 21,009.60, recovering from a...