NEW YORK, Dec 31 (Reuters) -
* The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX .GSPTSE rose 100.86 points, or 0.71 percent, to 14,322.86.
* For the year, the TSX fell 11.6 percent.
* Leading the index on Monday were Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd TRQ.TO , up 6.6 percent, Semafo Inc SMF.TO , up 6.5 percent, and Baytex Energy Corp BTE.TO , higher by 6.2 percent.
* Lagging shares were Aphria Inc APHA.TO , down 7.9 percent, Aurora Cannabis Inc ACB.TO , down 4.8 percent, and MTY Food Group Inc MTY.TO , lower by 1.8 percent.
* On the TSX 206 issues rose and 31 fell as a 6.6-to-1 ratio favored advancers. There were two new highs and two new lows, with total volume of 171.3 million shares.
* The most heavily traded shares by volume were Barrick Gold Corp ABX.TO , Aphria Inc APHA.TO and Aurora Cannabis Inc ACB.TO .
* The TSX's energy group .SPTTEN rose 1.40 points, or 1.03 percent, while the financials sector .SPTTFS climbed 1.07 points, or 0.4 percent.
* West Texas Intermediate crude futures CLc1 rose 1.13 percent, or $0.51, to $45.84 a barrel. Brent crude LCOc1 rose 1.77 percent, or $0.94, to $54.15. O/R