March 22 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index rose on

Friday and was set for weekly gains as domestic economic data

raised hopes of a soft landing, while materials sector slid as

prices of most commodities retreated with a strengthening U.S.

dollar.

At 9:31 a.m. ET (13:31 GMT), the Toronto Stock Exchange's

S&P/TSX composite index was up 25.78 points, or 0.12%,

at 22,113.04.

(Reporting by Shubham Batra in Bengaluru)