March 13 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index opened higher on Friday, with industrials and financials leading gains as investors assessed the implications of the Middle East conflict and a swathe of both domestic and U.S. economic data.

At 9:31 a.m. ET, the S&P/TSX composite index was up 0.41% at 32,957.26 points.

(Reporting by Rashika Singh; Editing by Diti Pujara)