TSX up almost 1 percent as investors shrug off Ukraine

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TSX up almost 1 percent as investors shrug off Ukraine

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/tsx-seen-opening-flat-slightly-lower-ahead-fed-113627352--sector.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/0MPoZ9qYiKeQSHj1Vy4LBQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2014-03-18T113627Z_1_CBREA2H0W8T00_RTROPTP_2_CBUSINESS-US-MARKETS-CANADA-STOCKS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Sign shows TSX information in Toronto" align="left" title="Sign shows TSX information in Toronto" border="0" /></a>By Alastair Sharp TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index gained almost 1 percent on Tuesday as investors focused on signs that the crisis in Ukraine will not escalate and as central banker comments at home on slow growth were interpreted as meaning interest rates will remain low. The gains were broad, with each of the 10 main sectors on the index moving higher, and were led by the biggest and most liquid stocks, including Canadian Natural Resources Ltd and Canadian National Railway Co . The boost came as President Vladimir Putin signed a treaty to make Crimea part of Russia but said he did not plan to seize any other regions of Ukraine. &quot;Whether or not Crimea was just the first step in Russia moving further into Ukraine was the biggest worry,&quot; said Allan Small, a senior investment adviser at HollisWealth.</p><br clear="all"/>

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