Aug 13 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index opened nearly flat on Tuesday as gains in shares of precious metal miners, lifted by higher prices for safe asset gold, countered losses in energy companies.

* At 9:33 a.m. ET (13:33 GMT), the Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX composite index .GSPTSE was up 7.65 points, or 0.05%, at 16,245.42.

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