TORONTO, April 12 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index closed slightly higher on Thursday as Shaw Communications ' shares SJRb.TO gained on better-than-expected quarterly results and higher commodity prices, due to geopolitical concerns, boosted the shares of energy firms.
* The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX composite index .GSPTSE closed up 11.37 points, or 0.07 percent, at 15,269.27.
* The TSX's energy group rose by 0.5 percent.
* Seven of the index's 10 main industry groups ended higher.
* U.S. crude CLc1 prices were up 0.5 percent to $67.13 a barrel, while Brent crude LCOc1 added 0.1 percent to $72.11. O/R
* Gold futures GCc1 fell 1.6 percent to $1,334.60 an ounce. GOL/
* The TSX posted four new 52-week highs and six new lows.
* The largest percentage gainer on the TSX was Shaw Communications , which gained 10 percent. The biggest percentage loser was Pretium Resources PVG.TO , which fell 9 percent.