* The Toronto Stock Exchange's TSX rises 1.74 percent to 16,276.96
* Leading the index were Aurora Cannabis Inc ACB.TO , up 38.1%, Lightspeed POS Inc LSPD.TO , up 15.7%, and Silvercrest Metals Inc SIL.TO , higher by 15.6%.
* Lagging shares were Badger Daylighting Ltd BAD.TO , down 12.6%, Norbord Inc OSB.TO , down 4.1%, and Stantec Inc STN.TO , lower by 3.7%.
* On the TSX 170 issues rose and 52 fell as a 3.3-to-1 ratio favored advancers. There were 15 new highs and no new lows, with total volume of 206.3 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 0.32 points, or 0.5%, while the financials sector .SPTTFS climbed 0.43 points, or 0.2%.
* West Texas Intermediate crude futures CLc1 fell 1.61%, or $0.63, to $38.52 a barrel. Brent crude LCOc1 fell 1.24%, or $0.51, to $40.72 O/R
* The TSX is off 4.6% for the year.