Oct 3 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index edged up on Wednesday, after the heavy-weight financial sector gained and as the healthcare sector got a boost from cannabis producers.
* At 10:07 a.m. ET (1407 GMT), the Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX composite index .GSPTSE was up 16.35 points, or 0.1 percent, at 16,033.58.
* Seven of the index's 11 major sectors were higher. Financials .SPTTFS edged 0.1 percent higher and the healthcare sector .GSPTTHC gained 2 percent.
* Top gainers among financials were shares of Thomson Reuters Corp TRI.TO , which rose 6 percent after the parent of Reuters News announced early results for a cash tender offer. The healthcare sector was boosted by shares of Canopy Growth WEED.TO , which rose 3.8 percent, and Aurora Cannabis ACB.TO , up about 1 percent.
* The energy sector .SPTTEN , however, dropped 0.15 percent after oil prices retreated from session peaks as top exporter Saudi Arabia said it increased output. Reuters also reported that Russia and Saudi Arabia had struck a deal to pump more oil. O/R
* U.S. crude CLc1 was down 0.5 percent, while Brent crude LCOc1 lost 0.3 percent. O/R
* The materials sector .GSPTTMT , which includes precious and base metals miners, lost 0.4 percent as gold and copper prices declined. GOL/ MET/L
* The Canadian dollar edged lower against its U.S. counterpart as comments by a top U.S. policymaker boosted the greenback, but the loonie clung to most of the gains that followed a deal over the weekend to revamp the NAFTA trade pact. On the TSX, 107 issues were higher, while 122 issues declined for a 1.14-to-1 ratio to the downside, with 18.14 million shares traded.
* Top percentage gainer on the TSX were shares of Thomson Reuters.
* NovaGold Resources NG.TO fell 4.1 percent, the most on the TSX.
* The most heavily traded shares by volume were Royal Nickel RNX.TO , Aurora Cannabis and Aphria APH.TO .
* The TSX posted three new 52-week highs and five new lows.
* Across all Canadian issues there were eight new 52-week highs and 15 new lows, with total volume of 35.72 million shares.