ET (1505 GMT), the Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX composite index (.GSPTSE) was up 38.76 points, or 0.19%, at 20,398.86 - a six-week high. Investors will focus on December inflation data due on Tuesday, with economists polled by Reuters forecasting a 6.4% rise on an annual basis. "We're going to have the CPI report, so that'll be crucial, giving us an indication how the fight against inflation is going," said Allan Small, senior investment advisor at Allan Small Financial Group. The energy sector (.SPTTEN), financial (.SPTTFS) and technology stocks (.SPTTTK) gained between 0.2% and 0.4%. Investment management company Colliers International Group (CIGI.TO) gained 3.3% after Scotiabank upgraded the stock to "outperform".

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