Feb 5 (Reuters) – Canada’s main stock index rose at open on Tuesday, as better-than-expected corporate earnings lifted investor sentiment.

* At 9:31 a.m. ET (1431 GMT), the Toronto Stock Exchange’s S&P/TSX Composite index was up 41.42 points, or 0.27 percent, at 15,643.74. (Reporting by Shreyashi Sanyal in Bengaluru; Editing by James Emmanuel)