Stocks in Toronto made modest gains this morning as investors shifted from gold to technology. The Toronto Stock Exchange 300 composite index gained 26.64 points, a mere 0.35%, at 7562.00.

Overall, 10 of the TSE 300’s 14 sub-indexes climbed higher, led by a 1.3% percent in the industrial products group against a 4 percent drop in golds and precious minerals.

In the industrial products sector, Nortel Networks Corp. added 32¢ a share, or 3%, to $10.39, while Research In Motion Ltd. rose 40¢, or 1%, to C$36.19.

Barrick was down $1.35, or 4.4%, at $29.15 and Franco-Nevada Mining fell $1.40, or 4.4%, to $30.60, dragging the gold sector down.

South of the border, stocks climbed this morning as investors, drawn by the beaten-down prices, forgot about Enron and accounting irregularity.

Investors are still treading cautiously amid the Enron Corp. accounting scandal, fearful of another Enron-style shock, but their panic over the issue has subsided somewhat, analysts said.

The Dow Jones industrial average rose 95.01 points to 9,839.25, while the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index gained 9.53 points to 1,105.75. The Nasdaq composite index rose 10.61 points to 1,829.49.