* Bird Construction ( BIRDF ) top gainer after Q2 profit beat

* Miners, energy shares climb

* Domestic wholesale trade grows by 2.8% in June from May

August 14 (Reuters) - Canada's commodity-heavy stock index

notched a fresh intraday high on Friday, lifted by miners as

gold advanced on a weaker dollar, while investors also assessed

corporate earnings and stalled talks to end the Middle East

conflict.

The S&P/TSX Composite Index rose 0.1% to 36,813.74

points by 10:12 a.m., after hitting an intraday record of

36,844.73 points earlier in the day. The benchmark was on track

for its sixth straight day of gains - its longest daily winning

streak since April.

* The materials index, which includes metal

miners, was up 1.9%, tracking gains in precious metals. Miners

Seabridge Gold ( SA ), Endeavour Silver ( EXK ) and First

Majestic Silver ( AG ) advanced more than 4% each.

* Heavyweight energy shares added 1.1% as crude

oil rose after the U.S. threatened an indefinite naval blockade

of Iran, raising concerns about disruptions to global oil

supplies.

* Bird Construction's ( BIRDF ) shares jumped 6.3% after the

company beat second-quarter profit estimates, prompting at least

three brokerages to raise their price targets on the stock.

* "Investors have been focusing on earnings growth, and

we've had pretty robust earnings growth," said Michael Dehal, a

senior portfolio manager at Dehal Investment Partners at Raymond

James.

* Technology shares, which have gained more than

11% quarter-to-date, shed 1.9%.

* Of the 10 major sectors on the TSX, only energy and

materials were in the green.

* In company news, Air Canada's ( ACDVF ) revenue for

September and October is likely to break records for the two

months, a senior executive said on Friday. Its shares were

little changed.

* Domestic wholesale trade grew by 2.8% in June from May

driven by higher sales in the machinery, equipment and supplies

sub-sector, Statistics Canada said on Friday.

* Separately, a Canadian government source directly familiar

with trade negotiations with the U.S. said on Thursday talks

were progressing well and that Washington also wanted an

agreement before a new U.S. tariff deadline on August 19.