* At 10:05 a.m. ET (1405 GMT), the Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX composite index was up 13.96 points, or 0.09 percent, at 16,181.52.

* The Fed on Wednesday brought its three-year drive to tighten monetary policy to an abrupt end, saying it would halt the steady decline of its balance sheet in September.

* On the economic front, Canada added 36,200 jobs in February, led by hiring in the professional and business services sector, according to the latest ADP report.

* Meanwhile, Statistics Canada said wholesale trade increased by 0.6 percent in January, above a 0.5 percent rise forecast by the Reuters' survey of analysts.

* Eight of the index's 11 major sectors were higher.

* The energy sector was unchanged, as oil prices edged lower but hovered near 2019 highs. U.S. crude prices were down 0.2 percent a barrel, while Brent crude lost 0.3 percent.

* The heavyweight financial sector slipped 0.4 percent. The industrials sector rose 0.8 percent.

* The materials sector, which includes precious and base metals miners and fertilizer companies, added 0.1 percent.

* On the TSX, 155 issues were higher, while 83 issues declined for a 1.87-to-1 ratio favoring gainers, with 34.92 million shares traded.

* The largest percentage gainers on the TSX were Boyd Gaming Corp, which jumped 8.1 percent, and Crescent Point Energy Corp, which rose 4.1 percent.

* Alamos Gold Inc fell 3.4 percent, the most on the TSX, as Bank of Canada downgraded the stock to "sector perform".

* The second-biggest decliner was Martinrea International Inc, down 3.2 percent, as BMO moved to the sidelines on the company's stock.

* The most heavily traded shares by volume were Aurora Cannabis, Green Organic Dutchman Holdings Ltd and Crescent Point Energy.

* The TSX posted 11 new 52-week highs and no new lows.

* Across all Canadian issues, there were 48 new 52-week highs and five new lows, with total volume of 57.04 million shares.

(Reporting by Medha Singh in Bengaluru; Editing by Maju Samuel)