SAN FRANCISCO, June 7 (Reuters) -
* The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX .GSPTSE rose 8.85 points, or 0.05 percent, to 16,192.78 points.
* The biggest contributor to the TSX gain was Suncor Energy SU.TO , and energy .SPTTEN was the top sector contributor, up 2.1 percent.
* Leading the index were Birchcliff Energy Ltd BIR.TO , up 8.7 percent, Canadian Western Bank CWB.TO , up 8.5 percent, and Baytex Energy Corp BTE.TO , higher by 6.3 percent.
* Lagging shares were Dollarama Inc DOL.TO , down 6.7 percent, Aphria Inc APH.TO , down 5.7 percent, and NexGen Energy Ltd NXE.TO , lower by 4.4 percent.
* On the TSX 121 issues advanced and 120 declined as a 1-to-1 ratio favored advancers. There were 22 new highs and 3 new lows, with total volume of 200.6 million shares.
* The most heavily traded shares by volume were Aurora Cannabis Inc ACB.TO , Aphria Inc APH.TO and Canopy Growth Corp WEED.TO .
* The TSX's energy group .SPTTEN rose 4.06 points, or 2.06 percent, while the financials sector .SPTTFS climbed 1.03 points, or 0.34 percent.
* West Texas Intermediate crude futures CLc1 rose 1.92 percent, or $1.24, to $65.97 a barrel. Brent crude LCOc1 rose 2.55 percent, or $1.92, to $77.28 O/R
* The TSX is off 0.1 percent for the year.