* The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX .GSPTSE rose 18.08 points, or 0.11 percent, to 16,563.29.
* Leading the index were Crescent Point Energy Corp CPG.TO , up 9.3 percent, Torex Gold Resources Inc TXG.TO , up 7.5 percent, and Whitecap Resources Inc WCP.TO , higher by 7.3 percent.
* Lagging shares were CannTrust Holdings Inc TRST.TO , down 12.9 percent, BlackBerry Ltd BB.TO , down 3.1 percent, and Manulife Financial Corp MFC.TO , lower by 2.3 percent.
* On the TSX 147 issues rose and 85 fell as a 1.7-to-1 ratio favored advancers. There were 16 new highs and 2 new lows, with total volume of 188.1 million shares.
* The most heavily traded shares by volume were Encana Corp ECA.TO , Canntrust Holdings Inc TRST.TO and Barrick Gold Corp ABX.TO .
* The TSX's energy group .SPTTEN rose 3.02 points, or 2.2 percent, while the financials sector .SPTTFS slipped 1.30 points, or 0.4 percent.
* West Texas Intermediate crude futures CLc1 rose 4.29 percent, or $2.48, to $60.31 a barrel. Brent crude LCOc1 rose 3.97 percent, or $2.55, to $66.69 O/R
* The TSX is up 15.6 percent for the year.