CANADA JANUARY LEADING INDICATOR UP 0.4 PCT Canada's leading composite indicator rose 0.4 pct in January with eight of the 10 major components posting gains, the most widespread monthly advance in the past year, Statistics Canada said. The index also gained 0.4 pct in the preceeding month. The unfiltered index, however, fell 0.1 pct in January after rising 1.0 pct in December. The gain was led by the residential construction index while the manufacturing groups continued to improve and the stock market index turned up, the federal agency reported.