May 30 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index eked out gains on Thursday after two straight sessions of declines, as energy stocks edged higher.
* At 9:47 a.m. ET (1347 GMT), the Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX Composite index .GSPTSE was up 13.44 points, or 0.08%, at 16,144.91.
* Five of the index's 11 major sectors were higher.
* The energy sector .SPTTEN climbed 0.3%, helped by a 2.5% rise in shares of Tourmaline Oil Corp TOU.TO after BMO raised its rating on the company to "outperform."
* Oil prices were mixed, with U.S. crude CLc1 up 0.4% and Brent crude LCOc1 down 0.8%. O/R
* The financials sector .SPTTFS gained 0.2%.
* On the TSX, 134 issues were higher, while 96 issues declined for a 1.40-to-1 ratio favouring gainers, with 15.07 million shares traded.
* The largest percentage gainer on the TSX were shares of BRP Inc DOO.TO , which jumped 12.8% after reporting quarterly earnings.
* B2Gold Corp BTO.TO fell 2.6%, the most on the TSX, followed by shares of New Gold NGD.TO , down 2.2%.
* The gold miners fell in sympathy with declining gold prices. GOL/
* The most heavily traded shares by volume were Avalon Advanced Materials AVL.TO , First Quantum Minerals FM.TO .
* The TSX posted no new 52-week high and nine new lows.
* Across all Canadian issues, there were three new 52-week highs and 14 new lows, with total volume of 27.48 million shares.