* The Toronto Stock Exchange's TSX rises 0.68 percent to 16,695.65
* Leading the index were Trillium Therapeutics Inc TRIL.TO , up 12.3%, Intertape Polymer Group Inc ITP.TO , up 6.3%, and Celestica Inc CLS.TO , higher by 5.4%.
* Lagging shares were Altus Group Ltd (Ontario) AIF.TO , down 10.6%, BRP Inc DOO.TO , down 3.8%, and Inter Pipeline Ltd IPL.TO , lower by 3.7%.
* On the TSX 153 issues rose and 64 fell as a 2.4-to-1 ratio favored advancers. There were 4 new highs and no new lows, with total volume of 163.9 million shares.
* The most heavily traded shares by volume were Manulife Financial Corp MFC.TO , Enbridge Inc ENB.TO and Aurora Cannabis Inc ACB.TO .
* The TSX's energy group .SPTTEN rose 1.28 points, or 1.7%, while the financials sector .SPTTFS climbed 2.22 points, or 0.8%.
* West Texas Intermediate crude futures CLc1 fell 2.21%, or $0.91, to $40.21 a barrel. Brent crude LCOc1 fell 1.72%, or $0.75, to $42.78 O/R
* The TSX is off 2.2% for the year.