CANADA STOCKS-TSX opens lower ahead of Fed, BoC decisions

BY Reuters | ECONOMIC | 09:34 AM EDT

March 18 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index opened lower on Wednesday, pressured by broad declines as oil prices rose, while investors awaited interest rate decisions from the Bank of Canada and the U.S. Federal Reserve.

At 09:30 a.m. ET, the S&P/TSX composite index was down 0.9% at 32,626.16 points. (Reporting by Rashika Singh; Editing by Jonathan Ananda)

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