* The Toronto Stock Exchange's TSX rises 0.03 percent to 17,549.31
* Leading the index were Fortuna Silver Mines Inc FVI.TO , up 7.0%, Silvercrest Metals Inc SIL.TO , up 6.5%, and Seven Generations Energy Ltd VII.TO , higher by 6.1%.
* Lagging shares were Descartes Systems Group Inc DSG.TO , down 2.5%, BlackBerry Ltd BB.TO , down 2.4%, and Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust AP_u.TO , lower by 2.2%.
* On the TSX 140 issues rose and 78 fell as a 1.8-to-1 ratio favored advancers. There were 10 new highs and no new lows, with total volume of 105.1 million shares.
* The most heavily traded shares by volume were Air Canada AC.TO , Cenovus Energy Inc CVE.TO and Suncor Energy Inc SU.TO .
* The TSX's energy group .SPTTEN rose 1.65 points, or 1.8%, while the financials sector .SPTTFS slipped 0.68 points, or 0.2%.
* West Texas Intermediate crude futures CLc1 rose 0.56%, or $0.27, to $48.27 a barrel. Brent crude LCOc1 rose 0.59%, or $0.3, to $51.39 O/R
* The TSX is up 2.8% for the year.