Aug 16 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index edged higher on Tuesday after data showed inflation eased slightly in July, while energy stocks rebounded after a selloff in the previous session on global slowdown worries.

At 9:42 a.m. ET (1342 GMT), the Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX composite index was up 32.72 points, or 0.16%, at 20,213.32. (Reporting by Aniruddha Ghosh in Bengaluru)