NEW YORK, Sept 24 (Reuters) -
* The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX .GSPTSE fell 16.81 points, or 0.10 percent, to 16,207.32.
* Leading the index were Baytex Energy Corp BTE.TO , up 10.7 percent, Gran Tierra Energy Inc GTE.TO , up 8.3 percent, and Paramount Resources Ltd POU.TO , higher by 6.8 percent.
* Lagging shares were New Gold Inc NGD.TO , down 16.3 percent, First Quantum Minerals Ltd FM.TO , down 7.1 percent, and Maxar Technologies Ltd MAXR.TO , lower by 5.5 percent.
* On the TSX, 114 issues rose and 128 fell as a 0.9-to-1 ratio favored decliners. There were 4 new highs and 4 new lows, with total volume of 231.8 million shares.
* The most heavily traded shares by volume were Aurora Cannabis Inc ACB.TO , Baytex Energy Corp BTE.TO and Barrick Gold Corp ABX.TO .
* The TSX's energy group .SPTTEN rose 4.66 points, or 2.46 percent, while the financials sector .SPTTFS slipped 0.33 points, or 0.11 percent.
* West Texas Intermediate crude futures CLc1 rose 2.09 percent, or $1.48, to $72.26 a barrel. Brent crude LCOc1 rose 3.31 percent, or $2.61, to $81.41 O/R
* The TSX is flat for the year.