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TSX ends higher, boosted by banks, miners and railways

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 almost 1.5 percent on Thursday, led by railway stocks, financials and miners while the energy sector also notched gains despite a slip in crude oil prices.

The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX composite index (.GSPTSE) unofficially closed up 181.48 points, or 1.44 percent, at 12,774.50. Eight of its 10 main groups gained.

(Reporting by Alastair Sharp; Editing by James Dalgleish)