 tsx ends up 18655 points or 09 at 2176853 toronto nov 12 reuters  canada’s main stock index climbed to a record high on friday bolstered by a jump in the shares of ecommerce giant shopify inc and gains for the heavily weighted financial services group the toronto stock exchange’s sptsx composite index ended up 18655 points or 09 at 2176853 “shopify is on fire today” said lorne steinberg president of lorne steinberg wealth management inc “that is a major reason for the market move” shares of shopify the most valuable company on the tsx by far rose 116 adding to gains since the company announced earnings last month the technology sector advanced 4 while financials which account for 30 of the toronto market’s value ended 04 higher the sector could benefit from a decision last week by canada’s financial regulator to allow banks and insurers to resume dividend increases and share buybacks “we still see a lot of value in canadian financials” steinberg said “there’s some optimism that the us is going to pass the marijuana legalization bill and that will open up to more investment opportunities” said gregory taylor portfolio manager at purpose investments for the week the toronto market was up 15 it has advanced 249 since the beginning of the year slightly eclipsing the sp 500 energy has been a major driver of the tsx in recent months but the sector fell 06 on friday weighed by a drop in oil prices us crude oil futures settled nearly 1 lower at 8079 a barrel on worries that the us federal reserve will accelerate plans to boost interest rates to tame inflation reporting by fergal smith additional reporting by amal s in bengaluru editing by jonathan oatis