Aug 24 (Reuters) -
* The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX .GSPTSE rose 29.26 points, or 0.18 percent, to 16,356.05.
* Leading the index were Aphria Inc APH.TO , up 22.7 percent, Ivanhoe Mines Ltd IVN.TO , up 13.7 percent, and Pretium Resources Inc PVG.TO , higher by 9 percent.
* Lagging shares were Martinrea International Inc MRE.TO , down 4.0 percent, Parkland Fuel Corp PKI.TO , down 2.2 percent, and Nexgen Energy Ltd NXE.TO , lower by 2.0 percent.
* On the TSX 121 issues advanced and 118 declined as a 1-to-1 ratio favored advancers. There were 5 new highs and 2 new lows, with total volume of 211.4 million shares.
* The most heavily traded shares by volume were Aurora Cannabis Inc ACB.TO , Aphria Inc APH.TO and Canopy Growth Corp WEED.TO .
* The TSX's energy group .SPTTEN rose 0.87 points, or 0.43 percent, while the financials sector .SPTTFS slipped 0.16 points, or 0.05 percent.
* West Texas Intermediate crude futures CLc1 rose 1.14 percent, or $0.77, to $68.6 a barrel. Brent crude LCOc1 rose 1.2 percent, or $0.9, to $75.63 O/R
* The TSX is up 0.9 percent for the year.