TSX barely higher, insurers bounce on earnings

TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index made small gains on Thursday as two major insurers jumped on strong earnings and industrial stocks also rose, while gold miners and energy stocks fell with lower commodity prices. The country's biggest life insurer, Manulife Financial Corp , jumped 7.1 percent to C$21.51 after beating profit expectations driven in part by growth in its Asian business. Its rival, Sun Life Financial, gained 5.5 percent to C$48.92 as it also beat expectations. The finan