TSX ends up 1.6 percent as resources gain

A man walks past an old Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) sign in Toronto, June 23, 2014. REUTERS/Mark Blinch

TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index extended its rally to a fourth session on Wednesday, helped by solid gains among beaten-down energy and mining stocks even as oil prices fell in volatile trade. The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX composite index <.GSPTSE> unofficially closed up 221.09 points, or 1.62 percent, at 13,868.35. Nine of the 10 main sectors rose. (Reporting by Alastair Sharp; Editing by Meredith Mazzilli)