 tsx ends up 9509 points or 045 at 2126510 toronto nov 3 reuters  canada’s main stock index ended higher on wednesday as investors looked to seasonal strength to help underpin recent gains and were not unnerved by the federal reserve’s announcement that it would begin tapering its bondbuying program the toronto stock exchange’s sptsx composite index ended up 9509 points or 045 at 2126510 moving closer to last week’s record closing high of 2128484 it follows a 48 gain in october its biggest monthly gain in 11 months the tsx could stretch its winning streak into november which is considered a seasonally strong month said greg taylor a portfolio manager at purpose investments us stocks also gained on wednesday with major indexes hitting record highs as the fed said it would begin trimming its monthly bond purchases in november with plans to end them in 2022 an announcement that investors had been expecting financials the most heavily weighted sector on the tsx rose 08 while the materials group which includes precious and base metals miners and fertilizer companies added 06 the energy sector declined 1 as a biggerthanexpected rise in us crude stocks pressured oil prices us crude oil futures settled 36 lower at 8086 a barrel losses for energy were capped however by a 12 gain in the shares of cenovus energy inc after the oil producer said it would double its dividend and buy back shares reporting by fergal smith additional reporting by amal s in bengaluru editing by peter cooney