TSX Edges Up At Open Thursday

(RTTNews) - Toronto stocks edged up at open Thursday amid marginal buying in energy and financial stocks, with the S&P/TSX Composite Index adding 20.54 points or 0.15 percent to 13,382.60.

In the oil patch, Paramount Resources (POU.TO) and Trilogy Energy (TET.TO) gained nearly 2 percent each.

DHX Media Ltd. (DHX.TO) jumped nearly over 35 percent after announcing that it would acquire Family, children's channel in Canada, as well as Disney XD, Disney Junior and Disney Junior from Bell Media for about C$170 million in cash.

Among gold stocks, Barrick Gold (ABX.TO) and Goldcorp. (G.TO) were up nearly 1 percent each, while Agnico-Eagle Mines (AEM.TO) slipping about 1 percent.

Meanwhile, IntelliPharmaCeutics International Inc. (I.TO) lost over 13 percent after announcing an "at-the-market" offering program under which it may from time to time sell up to 5,305,484 of its common shares for up to an aggregate of $16.8 million through at-the-market issuances on the NASDAQ.