* The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX .GSPTSE rose 63.04 points, or 0.38 percent, to 16,574.83.
* Leading the index were Eldorado Gold Corp ELD.TO , up 12.0 percent, Yamana Gold Inc YRI.TO , up 9.5 percent, and Crescent Point Energy Corp CPG.TO , higher by 8.7 percent.
* Lagging shares were BlackBerry Ltd BB.TO , down 4.3 percent, Hudson's Bay Co HBC.TO , down 4.0 percent, and Uni-Select Inc UNS.TO , lower by 3.4 percent.
* On the TSX 153 issues rose and 89 fell as a 1.7-to-1 ratio favored advancers. There were 29 new highs and no new lows, with total volume of 234.6 million shares.
* The most heavily traded shares by volume were Encana Corp ECA.TO , B2gold Corp BTO.TO and Barrick Gold Corp ABX.TO .
* The TSX's energy group .SPTTEN rose 2.63 points, or 1.9 percent, while the financials sector .SPTTFS climbed 0.61 points, or 0.2 percent.
* West Texas Intermediate crude futures CLc1 rose 5.8 percent, or $3.12, to $56.88 a barrel. Brent crude LCOc1 rose 4.4 percent, or $2.72, to $64.54 O/R
* The TSX is up 15.7 percent for the year.