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TSX ends up as Suncor bid for oil sands rival boosts energy shares

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 gained 1.6 percent on Monday, with the energy sector invigorated by heavyweight Suncor Energy Inc's hostile bid for Canadian Oil Sands Ltd , a rival and co-producer. The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX composite index <.GSPTSE> unofficially closed up 212.46 points, or 1.59 percent, at 13,552.20. Of its 10 main groups, only healthcare fell. Energy stocks jumped 4.5 percent. (Reporting by Alastair Sharp; Editing by Matthew Lewis)