Sept 17 (Reuters) - Canada's main index rose on Monday as energy companies gained from a rise in oil prices, while precious metal miners were lifted by higher gold prices.
* U.S. crude CLc1 prices were up 0.8 percent a barrel, while Brent crude LCOc1 added 0.9 percent. O/R
* The materials sector .GSPTTMT , which includes precious and base metals miners and fertilizer companies, added 1.1 percent, as gold prices gained due to a softer dollar. GOL/
* The industrial sector .GSPTTIN was the only one of the 11 major sectors trading lower. The gains were led by the healthcare sector's .GSPTTHC 2.9 percent.
* Aurora Cannabis ACB.TO jumped 14 percent, the most on the index, after a media report that the world's largest beverage maker Coca Cola Co KO.N was in talks with the company to make marijuana-infused drinks. Centerra Gold CG.TO , which rose 8.3 percent, was the second biggest gainer on the main index.
* At 9:56 a.m. ET (13:56 GMT), the Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX composite index .GSPTSE was up 37.2 points, or 0.23 percent, at 16,050.69.
* RNC Minerals RNX.TO soared 34 percent after the miner recovered a 43-kg specimen stone containing an estimated 1,100 ounces of gold and a second 7-kg specimen containing 190 ounces from Beta Hunt Mine in Australia. On the TSX, 117 issues were higher, while 118 issues declined for a 1.01-to-1 ratio to the downside, with 38.52 million shares traded.
* Guyana Goldfields GUY.TO fell 6 percent, the most on the main index, followed by Kirkland Lake Gold's KL.TO 5.2 percent drop.
* The most heavily traded shares by volume included Aurora Cannabis ACB.TO , Aphria.
* TSX posted three new 52-week highs and four new lows.
* Across all Canadian issues, there were 12 new 52-week highs and seven new lows, with total volume of 64.22 million shares.