June 7 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index edged higher on Friday, after data showed a higher-than-expected addition of jobs in May and a dip in unemployment rate to a record low of 5.4%.
* At 9:40 a.m. ET (13:40 GMT), the Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX Composite index .GSPTSE was up 26.1 points, or 0.16%, at 16,253.9.
* According to Statistics Canada, the economy added 27,700 net new jobs in May after a Reuters poll predicted a gain of 8,000 positions from April and a jobless rate of 5.7%. The current unemployment rate at 5.4% was the lowest since comparable data became available in 1976. Seven of the index's 11 major sectors were higher, led by the technology sector .SPTTTK which rose 0.6%.
* Shares of Enghouse Systems Ltd ENGH.TO gained 2.5% after the company reported quarterly revenue above expectations.
* The financial sector .SPTTFS gained 0.2%.
* On the TSX, 153 issues were higher, while 75 issues declined for a 2.04-to-1 ratio favouring gainers, with 12.57 million shares traded.
* The largest percentage gainers on the TSX were shares of Semafo Inc SMF.TO , which jumped 3.7% followed by those of Enghouse.
* Transcontinental Inc TCLa.TO fell 5.3%, the most on the TSX, after multiple analysts cut price targets on the company following quarterly results.
* The most heavily traded shares by volume were those of Aurora Cannabis ACB.TO , Royal Nickel RNX.TO .
* The TSX posted nine new 52-week highs and two new lows.
* Across all Canadian issues there were 29 new 52-week highs and nine new lows, with total volume of 21.17 million shares.