Canadian stocks made solid gains as commodity prices climbed. The S&P/TSX Composite Index rose 113.33 points, or 0.94 percent, to 12,151.06 on Thursday, reaching an 18-month high. Seven out of ten sectors on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) advanced, with the index measuring energy sector adding a firm 3. 23 percent and the index measuring metals & mining sector gaining 2.86 percent. Crude oil for May delivery rose 1.64 percent to 85.13 U.S. dollars a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Gold for June delivery increased 1.03 percent to 1,126.00 U.S. dollars an ounce. Raw material account for about half of Canada's export revenue. Suncor Energy Inc. rose 3.91 percent. Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. advanced 4.07 percent. Teck Resources Ltd. increased 2.60 percent. Bombardier Inc. fell 8.35 percent after the planemaker said it expects to deliver about 15 percent fewer business aircraft and 20 percent fewer commercial planes this fiscal year. Blackberry maker Research In Motion Ltd. fell 8.24 percent after reporting fourth-quarter sales that were less than analysts had forecast. The US ISM Manufacturing Index jumped to 59.6 in March, beating expectations for a reading of 57.0. The Canadian dollar appreciated against the greenback for a fourth day, trading within a cent of parity with the U.S. dollar. One U.S. dollar was purchasing 1.0084 Canadian dollars at 5pm local time (2100 GMT) on Thursday, a touch away from parity, compared to 1.0150 Canadian dollars on Wednesday. 