Toronto stocks index end 2010 on high note

Toronto's main stock index pushed higher on Friday in sparse New Year's Eve trade, as strong metal prices and a rally by miners kept the market on track for its best December in five years and double-digit growth in 2010. The index was up 3.8 percent for the month and 14.4 percent for the year, touching its highest level since August 2008 in the previous session.