July 10 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index rose on Friday as the domestic jobless rate fell in June, signaling a recovery from the economic fallout caused by coronavirus outbreak.
* The country added 952,900 jobs in June on record service sector gains as more restaurants, stores and businesses reopened from COVID-19 closures, while the jobless rate was slightly worse-than-expected at 12.3%, data showed on Friday. At 9:41 a.m. ET (1341 GMT), the Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX composite index .GSPTSE was up 53.74 points, or 0.35%, at 15,622.38.
* Canadian miner Barrick Gold Corp ABX.TO said on Friday it served a dispute notice to the Papua New Guinea (PNG) government over the country's refusal to extend a mining lease in the Porgera valley. The energy sector .SPTTEN climbed 1.2% as U.S. crude CLc1 prices gained 0.3%, while Brent crude LCOc1 added 0.3%. O/R
* The financials sector .SPTTFS gained 0.8% and the industrials sector .GSPTTIN 0.1%.
* The materials sector .GSPTTMT , which includes precious and base metals miners and fertilizer companies, added 0.1% as gold futures GCc1 rose 0.4% to $1,805.5 an ounce. GOL/
* On the TSX, 157 issues were higher, while 58 issues declined for a 2.71-to-1 ratio favouring gainers, with 11.89 million shares traded.
* The largest percentage gainers on the TSX were Interfor Corporation IFP.TO , which jumped 4.0% and Eldorado Gold Corp ELD.TO , which rose 3.9% after it expected a 50% jump in Q2 production.
* Wesdome Gold Mines Ltd WDO.TO fell 1.8%, the most on the TSX. The second-biggest decliner was Descartes Systems Group Inc DSG.TO , down 1.4%.
* The most-heavily traded shares by volume were Baytex Energy Co BTE.TO , up 1.5%; Freegold Venturs Ltd FVL.TO , up 16.7% and Northern Dynasity Minerals Ltd NDM.TO , down 10.2%.
* The TSX posted 7 new 52-week highs and one new low.
* Across all Canadian issues there were 24 new 52-week highs and 4 new lows, with total volume of 31.06 million shares.