Jan 5 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index rose on Tuesday, helped by energy stocks tracking a rise in oil prices, while fresh coronavirus-led lockdowns in Europe worried investors about its economic impact.
* The energy sector .SPTTEN rose 2.6% as U.S. crude CLc1 prices were up 2.6% a barrel, while Brent crude LCOc1 added 2.0%. O/R
* Oil prices rose on Tuesday as tension simmered following Iran's seizure of a South Korean vessel and as the OPEC+ group of producers were divided over February output levels. At 9:35 a.m. ET (14:35 GMT), the Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX composite index .GSPTSE was up 41.58 points, or 0.24%, at 17,569.35.
* The financials sector .SPTTFS gained 0.4%. The industrials sector .GSPTTIN rose 0.2%.
* The materials sector .GSPTTMT , which includes precious and base metals miners and fertilizer companies, lost 0.9% as gold futures GCc1 rose 0.2% to $1,949.4 an ounce. GOL/
* On the TSX, 116 issues were higher, while 98 issues declined for a 1.18-to-1 ratio favouring gainers, with 19.18 million shares traded.
* The largest percentage gainers on the TSX were Crescent Point Energy CPG.TO , which jumped 4.6%, and Vermilion Energy VET.TO , which rose 4.8%.
* Silvercorp Metals SVM.TO fell 5.2%, the most on the TSX. The second biggest decliner was SilverCrest Metals SIL.TO , down 3.7%.
* The most heavily traded shares by volume were Toronto-Dominion Bank TD.TO , SOPerior Fertilizer Corp SOP.TO and Power Corporation of Canada POW.TO .
* The TSX posted six new 52-week highs and no new lows.
* Across all Canadian issues there were 24 new 52-week highs and one new low, with total volume of 37.40 million shares.