Feb 5 (Reuters) -
* The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX .GSPTSE rose 100.37 points, or 0.64 percent, to 15,702.69.
* Leading the index were Eldorado Gold Corp ELD.TO , up 5.6 percent, Nexgen Energy Ltd NXE.TO , up 4.6 percent, and Alacer Gold Corp ASR.TO , higher by 4.2 percent.
* Lagging shares were Cronos Group Inc CRON.TO , down 6.1 percent, Home Capital Group Inc HCG.TO , down 3.2 percent, and Ensign Energy Services Inc ESI.TO , lower by 2.9 percent.
* On the TSX 178 issues rose and 55 fell as a 3.2-to-1 ratio favored advancers. There were 22 new highs and 1 new lows, with total volume of 217.7 million shares.
* The most heavily traded shares by volume were Aurora Cannabis Inc ACB.TO , Aphria Inc APHA.TO and Enbridge Inc ENB.TO .
* The TSX's energy group .SPTTEN rose 0.03 points, or 0.02 percent, while the financials sector .SPTTFS climbed 1.97 points, or 0.68 percent.
* West Texas Intermediate crude futures CLc1 fell 1.56 percent, or $0.85, to $53.71 a barrel. Brent crude LCOc1 fell 0.74 percent, or $0.46, to $62.05 O/R
* The TSX is up 9.6 percent for the year.