SAN FRANCISCO, July 24 (Reuters) -
* The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX .GSPTSE fell 30.71 points, or 0.19 percent, to 16,390.13.
* Leading the index were Advantage Oil & Gas Ltd AAV.TO , up 9.0 percent, First Quantum Minerals Ltd FM.TO , up 5.8 percent, and Alaris Royalty Corp AD.TO , higher by 5.3 percent.
* Lagging shares were Torex Gold Resources Inc TXG.TO , down 9.5 percent, Aurora Cannabis Inc ACB.TO , down 7.7 percent, and PrairieSky Royalty Ltd PSK.TO , lower by 6.8 percent.
* On the TSX, 98 issues advanced and 141 declined as a 0.7-to-1 ratio favored decliners. There were 4 new highs and 7 new lows, with total volume of 173.8 million shares.
* The most heavily traded shares by volume were Aurora Cannabis Inc ACB.TO , Bombardier Inc BBDb.TO and Canopy Growth Corp WEED.TO .
* The TSX's energy group .SPTTEN rose 0.32 points, or 0.16 percent, while the financials sector .SPTTFS climbed 0.41 points, or 0.14 percent.
* West Texas Intermediate crude futures CLc1 rose 0.87 percent, or $0.59, to $68.48 a barrel. Brent crude LCOc1 rose 0.36 percent, or $0.26, to $73.32 O/R
* The TSX is up 1.1 percent for the year.