Healthcare
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* TSX ends up 9.13 points, or 0.07 percent, to 12,667.22 * Index gains 0.4 percent in shortened week * Valeant shares surge after reports of $9 billion Bausch & Lomb bid * Manitoba Telecom climbs after deal to sell Allstream * National Bank up 1.4 percent after results By Alastair Sharp TORONTO, May 24 - Canada's main stock index reversed earlier losses on Friday after several stocks jumped on takeover moves, helping the TSX shrug off uncertainty over U.S. cent
| Healthcare | ||
| GlaxoSmithKline PLC | 1,749.50p | +0.43% |
| AstraZeneca PLC | 3,428.00p | +0.04% |
| Smith & Nephew PLC | 782.50p | -0.32% |
Markets
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- Europe
- U.S.
- Asia
Sector Summary
| Energy |  -0.39% |
| Basic Materials | -0.25% |
| Industrials |  +0.03% |
| Cyclical Goods & Services | +0.06% |
| Non-Cyclical Goods & Services | +0.69% |
| Financials | -0.07% |
| Healthcare | +0.03% |
| Technology | -0.06% |
| Telecoms | -0.14% |
| Utilities | -0.23% |
| DOW | 15,303.10 | +8.60 |
+0.06% |
| S&P 500 | 1,649.60 | -0.91 |
-0.06% |
| NASDAQ | 3,459.14 | -0.27 |
-0.01% |
| TR US Index | 149.51 | -0.14 |
-0.09% |
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