TSX Inches Higher After Christmas Break -- Canadian Commentary

(RTTNews) - Canadian stocks nudged higher in thin trade Wednesday, as many traders remained in holiday mode between Christmas and New Years.

The TSX Composite Index added 33.88 points to 16,198, even as crude oil prices eased from 2-year highs.

Canadian Solar Inc. (CSIQ) said it has reached commercial operation on its 19.1MWp Gunma Aramaki solar power plant, located approximately 100 kilometers northwest of Tokyo, Japan.

Bombardier (BBD.B.TO) announced today that it received a repeat order for 32 OMNEO Premium double deck trainsets (256 cars) from the French National Railway Company for the Centre-Val de Loire Region.

UK's IWG Plc has received a bid approach from Canadian private equity firm Onex and Brookfield Asset Management.

The merger of Agrium (AGU.TO) and Potash (POT.TO) has cleared regulatory hurdles and the combined companies will begin trading on TSX Jan 2.