* The Toronto Stock Exchange's TSX rises 0.13 percent to 17,968.60
* Leading the index were BlackBerry Ltd BB.TO , up 18.6%, Ballard Power Systems Inc BLDP.TO , up 9.3%, and Vermilion Energy Inc VET.TO , higher by 8.5%.
* Lagging shares were Trillium Therapeutics Inc TRIL.TO , down 4.4%, Aurinia Pharmaceuticals Inc AUP.TO , down 3.4%, and Fortuna Silver Mines Inc FVI.TO , lower by 3.4%.
* On the TSX 109 issues rose and 106 fell as a 1-to-1 ratio favored advancers. There were 6 new highs and no new lows, with total volume of 171.3 million shares.
* The most heavily traded shares by volume were Blackberry (TSX:BB) Ltd BB.TO , Aphria Inc APHA.TO and Alimentation Couche-tard Inc ATDb.TO .
* The TSX's energy group .SPTTEN rose 2.03 points, or 2.1%, while the financials sector .SPTTFS slipped 1.33 points, or 0.4%.
* West Texas Intermediate crude futures CLc1 rose 1.22%, or $0.64, to $53 a barrel. Brent crude LCOc1 rose 2.01%, or $1.1, to $55.85 O/R
* The TSX is up 3.1% for the year.