May 13 (Reuters) - Canada’s main stock index rose on Thursday, supported by healthcare and consumer discretionary stocks, although energy stocks, tracking a more than 2% fall in crude oil prices, limited gains. * At 9:46 a.m. ET (1346 GMT), the Toronto Stock Exchange’s S&P/TSX composite index was up 27.19 points, or 0.14%, at 19,134.96. * Retailer Canadian Tire Corp Ltd rose 7.4% after smashing estimates for first-quarter profit, as pandemic-weary people bought more bikes, patio furniture and pool supplies online to stay entertained during the COVID-19 pandemic. * Canada Goose Holdings Inc, fell 6.2% despite posting a surprise profit and forecasting annual revenue above C$1 billion for the first time. * The healthcare sector’s 2.1% gain was the highest. * The energy sector dropped 0.6% as U.S. crude prices were down 2.5% a barrel, while Brent crude lost 2.3%. * The financials sector gained 0.7%. The industrials sector rose 0.9%. * The materials sector, which includes precious and base metals miners and fertilizer companies, lost 0.8% as gold futures fell 0.5% to $1,814.3 an ounce. * On the TSX, 143 issues were higher, while 81 issues declined for a 1.77-to-1 ratio favouring gainers, with 28.11 million shares traded. * The largest percentage gainers on the TSX were Canadian Tire Corp Ltd and Home Capital Group, rising 7.2% and 6.8% after their quarterly results beat. * Pan American Silver Corp fell 10.1%, the most on the TSX, after reporting a loss of 4 cents per share for the first quarter. * The second-biggest decliner was AcuityAds Holdings Inc , down 5.4%. * The most heavily traded shares by volume were Manulife Financial Corp, Enbridge Inc and Black Iron Inc. * The TSX posted three new 52-week highs and no new lows. * Across all Canadian issues, there were nine new 52-week highs and eight new lows, with total volume of 49.52 million shares. (Reporting by Shivani Kumresan in Bengaluru; Editing by Maju Samuel) Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.