* TSX ends up 106.9 points, or 0.67 percent, at 16,015.68
* Eight of the TSX's 10 main groups end higher
By Alastair Sharp
TORONTO, Dec 7 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index ended higher on Thursday, helped by gains among energy stocks as oil prices picked up as well as rising financial, consumer and technology stocks.
* The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX composite index .GSPTSE closed up 106.9 points, or 0.67 percent, at 16,015.68.
* Eight of the index's 10 main sectors finished in positive territory, with advancers outnumbering decliners by a 1.7-to-1 ratio.
* The financials group, which accounts for more than a third of the index's weight, gained 0.6 percent as Brookfield Asset Management Inc BAMa.TO added 2.8 percent to C$55.25 and Bank of Nova Scotia BNS.TO rose 1.2 percent to C$82.78.
* The energy group, another major force on the index, added 0.4 percent, with Suncor Energy Inc SU.TO up 1.3 percent at C$44.11 and pipeline operator Enbridge Inc ENB.TO
* Oil prices climbed more than 1 percent due to a threatened strike in Nigeria and as traders cover shorts after sharp losses the previous day brought on by an unexpectedly large rise in U.S. stocks of refined fuels. O/R
* BlackBerry Ltd BB.TO rose 1.2 percent to C$13.21 after announcing it would expand its partnership with chipmaker Qualcomm (NASDAQ:QCOM) into automotive systems on a non-exclusive basis. Dollarama Inc DOL.TO jumped 5.3 percent to C$157.61 after the discount store chain announced a share buyback plan and as a string of analysts adjusted their price targets on the stock following earnings that topped expectations on Wednesday.
* Industrials, led by gains for the country's two main railway companies, rose 0.7 percent, while Westjet Airlines Ltd WJA.TO added 2.9 percent to C$27.16 after RBC raised its price target on the stock after its Wednesday announcement of a joint venture with Delta Air Lines (NYSE:DAL). The materials group, which includes precious and base metals miners and fertilizer companies, added 0.7 percent.
* Emera Inc EMA.TO fell 3.0 percent to C$47.83 after the energy company announced a bought deal to raise at least C$700 million. Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc (NYSE:VRX) VRX.TO rose 5.4 percent, recovering from a fall on Wednesday after announcing the pricing on its latest debt issuance.