TORONTO, April 5 (Reuters) - Toronto's main stock index opened lower on Tuesday as a sooner-than-expected interest rate hike in China trimmed commodity prices and dragged on mining stocks.
The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX composite index (.GSPTSE: Quote, Profile, Research) opened 0.23 of a point lower at 14,218.12. (Reporting by Solarina Ho; editing by Peter Galloway)
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