* The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX .GSPTSE rose 32.94 points, or 0.20 percent, to 16,518.88.
* Leading the index were Torex Gold Resources Inc TXG.TO , up 6.5 percent, AltaGas Ltd ALA.TO , up 6.1 percent, and Kelt Exploration Ltd KEL.TO , higher by 2.6 percent.
* Lagging shares were SNC-Lavalin Group Inc SNC.TO , down 6.7 percent, Methanex Corp MX.TO , down 6.0 percent, and West Fraser Timber Co Ltd WFT.TO , lower by 3.6 percent.
* On the TSX 131 issues rose and 105 fell as a 1.2-to-1 ratio favored advancers. There were 19 new highs and no new lows, with total volume of 142.5 million shares.
* The most heavily traded shares by volume were Encana Corp ECA.TO , Barrick Gold Corp ABX.TO and Oceanagold Corp OGC.TO .
* The TSX's energy group .SPTTEN rose 0.72 points, or 0.5 percent, while the financials sector .SPTTFS climbed 0.04 points, or 0.0 percent.
* West Texas Intermediate crude futures CLc1 rose 0.83 percent, or $0.46, to $56.09 a barrel. Brent crude LCOc1 rose 1.55 percent, or $0.97, to $63.44 O/R
* The TSX is up 15.3 percent for the year.