* The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX .GSPTSE fell 8.29 points, or 0.05 percent, to 16,485.94.
* Leading the index were Hudbay Minerals Inc HBM.TO , up 6.4 percent, First Quantum Minerals Ltd FM.TO , up 6.3 percent, and Baytex Energy Corp BTE.TO , higher by 5.6 percent.
* Lagging shares were CannTrust Holdings Inc TRST.TO , down 5.7 percent, BRP Inc DOO.TO , down 4.8 percent, and Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd TRQ.TO , lower by 3.5 percent.
* On the TSX 129 issues rose and 103 fell as a 1.3-to-1 ratio favored advancers. There were 25 new highs and 2 new lows, with total volume of 164.2 million shares.
* The most heavily traded shares by volume were Kinross Gold Corp K.TO , B2gold Corp BTO.TO and Barrick Gold Corp ABX.TO .
* The TSX's energy group .SPTTEN rose 1.28 points, or 1.0 percent, while the financials sector .SPTTFS slipped 0.04 points, or 0.0 percent.
* West Texas Intermediate crude futures CLc1 rose 1.41 percent, or $0.78, to $56.08 a barrel. Brent crude LCOc1 rose 1.92 percent, or $1.19, to $63.12 O/R
* The TSX is up 15.1 percent for the year.