TSX ends higher as Ukraine tensions ease

A TMX Group sign, the company that runs the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX), is seen in Toronto, June 23, 2014. REUTERS/Mark Blinch

TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index rose on Friday as news that Russia had completed military exercises near the Ukraine border boosted investor sentiment. The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX composite index <.GSPTSE> unofficially closed up 77.88 points, or 0.52 percent, at 15,196.31. Six of the 10 main sectors on the index were higher. (Reporting by John Tilak; Editing by Meredith Mazzilli)