TSX opens lower as soaring U.S. inflation weighs on risk assets By Reuters

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A sign board displaying Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) stock information is seen in Toronto June 23, 2014. REUTERS/Mark Blinch/File Photo

(Reuters) - Canada's main stock index fell on Thursday, tracking weakness in U.S. stocks after data showing soaring inflation fueled concerns of aggressive rate hikes, while Brookfield Asset Management surged on plans to spin off its asset management unit.

At 9:32 a.m. ET (14:32 GMT), the Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX composite index was down 46.5 points, or 0.22%, at 21,557.69.

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