TSX climbs on mining boost; inflation data, earnings in focus

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(Reuters) -Canada's main stock index rebounded on Monday, with mining shares leading the gains, as investors looked ahead to crucial economic reports and corporate earnings throughout this week. At 10:18 a.m. ET (1418 GMT), Toronto's S&P/TSX composite index was down 0.9% at 30,373.66 points. Gains were broad-based with 12 out of 13 sectors trading in positive territory. The materials group, which includes fertilizers and metal mining companies, gained 2.2% as gold prices rose by over 1%. Information technology shares rose 0.5% while heavyweight financials advanced 0.7%. Consumer staples remained the only sector in negative territory, down 0.5%. Monday's economic data...