CANADA STOCKS-TSX opens flat as investors assess GDP data

BY Reuters | ECONOMIC | 09:37 AM EST

Nov 29 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index opened flat on Friday in thin trading volumes, while investors assessed gross domestic product data that reinforced expectations of the Bank of Canada implementing an interest-rate cut next month.

At 9:31 a.m. ET (1431 GMT), the Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX composite index .GSPTSE was down 10.68 points, or 0.04%, at 25,532.84. (Reporting by Nikhil Sharma in Bengaluru; Editing by Shreya Biswas)

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