India, Sept. 3 -- Despite worries about geopolitical tensions and prospects of monetary tightening by the Federal Reserve, the Canadian stock market is up firmly in positive territory Thursday afternoon thanks to sustained buying in stocks from technology, materials, financials and industrials sectors. Stocks from several other sectors too are notably higher.

Materials stocks are up, riding on firm precious metals prices. The technology sector is shining, tracking gains of U.S. tech stocks.

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