June 3 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index ticked higher on Monday, as investors fled to the safety of gold which boosted the materials sector, but worries of a global economic slowdown kept a lid on further gains.
* At 10:11 a.m. ET (14:11 GMT), the Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX composite index .GSPTSE was up 29.21 points, or 0.18%, at 16,066.7.
* The materials sector .GSPTTMT , which includes precious and base metals miners, gained 1.4% as gold prices rose to their highest in more than two months. GOL/
* The energy sector .SPTTEN climbed 0.2% as oil prices rebounded from last week's heavy losses after reassurances over production from top oil exporter Saudi Arabia. O/R
* U.S. crude CLc1 prices were up 1.6%, while Brent crude LCOc1 added 0.9%.
* Hurting sentiment, though, was data that showed the downturn in Canada's manufacturing sector deepened in May as the depressed state of global trade led to a further decline in production. The high-growth technology sector .SPTTTK fell 1.8%.
* On the TSX, 151 issues were higher, while 81 issues declined for a 1.86-to-1 ratio favouring gainers, with 15.77 million shares traded.
* Top percentage gainers on the TSX were shares of gold miners Eldorado Gold ELD.TO , which jumped 5%, followed by a 3.9% rise in Centerra Gold CG.TO
* Onex Corp ONEX.TO fell 2.5%, the most on the TSX, followed by shares of Canopy Growth Co WEED.TO , down 2.0%.
* The most heavily traded shares by volume were those of Zargon Oil Gas ZAR.TO , Aurora Cannabis ACB.TO and Barrick Gold ABX.TO .
* The TSX posted six new 52-week highs and four new lows.
* Across all Canadian issues there were 34 new 52-week highs and 15 new lows, with total volume of 30.48 million shares.