* The Toronto Stock Exchange's TSX rises 0.26 percent to 16,537.34
* Leading the index were SNC-Lavalin Group Inc SNC.TO , up 12.4 percent, Hudbay Minerals Inc HBM.TO , up 6.9 percent, and Secure Energy Services Inc SES.TO , higher by 6.3 percent.
* Lagging shares were Shopify Inc SHOP.TO , down 6.2 percent, Kirkland Lake Gold Ltd KL.TO , down 5.2 percent, and Restaurant Brands International Inc QSR.TO , lower by 4.2 percent.
* On the TSX 134 issues rose and 100 fell as a 1.3-to-1 ratio favored advancers. There were 3 new highs and no new lows, with total volume of 230.6 million shares.
* The most heavily traded shares by volume were Bombardier Inc BBDb.TO , Encana Corp ECA.TO and Royal Bank Of Canada RY.TO .
* The TSX's energy group .SPTTEN rose 3.02 points, or 2.3 percent, while the financials sector .SPTTFS climbed 2.21 points, or 0.7 percent.
* West Texas Intermediate crude futures CLc1 fell 0.55 percent, or $0.32, to $57.53 a barrel. Brent crude LCOc1 fell 0.24 percent, or $0.15, to $62.44 O/R
* The TSX is up 15.5 percent for the year.