* Painted Pony Energy Ltd PONY.TO jumped 14% after Canadian Natural Resources Ltd CNQ.TO said it would buy the company for C$461 million ($344.26 million), including debt. * Data showed factory deflation in the world's second largest economy eased in July, driven by a rise in global oil prices and as industrial activity climbed back towards pre-coronavirus levels. * The largest percentage gainer on the TSX was Canopy Growth Co WEED.TO, which jumped 10.9%, after the company posted a smaller quarterly loss.