Dec 11 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index opened

higher on Tuesday, helped by technology shares, as investors

assessed U.S. inflation data and awaited the Bank of Canada's

key policy decision due later in the day.

At 9:31 a.m. ET (1431 GMT), the Toronto Stock Exchange's

S&P/TSX composite index was up 95.91 points, or 0.38%,

at 25,600.24.