TSX halts three-day slide, but energy stocks weigh

By Alastair Sharp TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index broke a three-day slide on Thursday in a broad rally in which gold miners gained on higher bullion prices as the U.S. dollar weakened, but the heavyweight oil and gas sector fell along with crude prices. The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX composite index ended up 47.40 points, or 0.32 percent, at 15,028.12. "The market is vulnerable still," said John Ing, president of Maison Placements Canada. "The mov