Oct 24 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index rose on Thursday as gains in shares of gold miners and a string of positive earnings helped offset a drop in Husky Energy following disappointing results.
* At 9:55 a.m. ET (13:55 GMT), the Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX composite index .GSPTSE was up 67.37 points, or 0.41%, at 16,403.3.
* Better-than-expected results from Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd CP.TO , Teck Resources Ltd TCKb.TO and Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd AEM.TO pushed their shares between 1% and 3.5% higher.
* Ten of the index's 11 major sectors gained, with the materials sector .GSPTTMT , which includes precious and base metals miners, leading the rally on the back of higher gold prices. GOL/
* The energy sector .SPTTEN made the smallest gains, up 0.1%, as higher oil prices were offset by a 4% slump in shares of Husky Energy Inc HSE.TO after it reported a 50% drop in quarterly profit. The financials sector .SPTTFS gained 0.2%, while the industrials sector .GSPTTIN rose 0.9%.
* On the TSX, 157 issues were higher, while 70 issues declined for a 2.24-to-1 ratio favouring gainers, with 15.34 million shares traded.
* The largest percentage gainers on the TSX were Mullen Group Ltd MTL.TO , up 8.9%, and Agnico Eagle Mines AEM.TO , up 4.6%.
* Firstservice Crp FSV.TO fell 3.1%, the most on the TSX.
* The most heavily traded shares by volume were Coro Mining Corp COP.TO , Royal Bank of Canada RY.TO , and Bank Of Montreal BMO.TO .
* The TSX posted three new 52-week highs and no new lows.
* Across all Canadian issues there were 15 new 52-week highs and five new lows, with total volume of 24.07 million shares.