CANADA STOCKS-Index flat; Nexen, Progress fall ahead of news from Ottawa

TORONTO, Dec 7 (Reuters) - Canada's benchmark stock index
ended slightly higher on Friday despite a late stumble in shares
of Nexen Inc and Progress Energy Resources Corp
ahead of a government announcement expected to
determine whether they can be acquired by foreign state-owned
enterprises.
The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX composite index
closed 8.64 points, or 0.07 percent, higher at
12,159.77. It notched a 0.65 percent decline on the week.