* The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX .GSPTSE rose 74.47 points, or 0.46 percent, to 16,382.20.
* Leading the index were TransAlta Corp TA.TO , up 6.6 percent, Alacer Gold Corp ASR.TO , up 5.3 percent, and Semafo Inc SMF.TO , higher by 4.7 percent.
* Lagging shares were TORC Oil & Gas Ltd TOG.TO , down 3.1 percent, Seven Generations Energy Ltd VII.TO , down 3.0 percent, and Air Canada AC.TO , lower by 2.2 percent.
* On the TSX 173 issues rose and 62 fell as a 2.8-to-1 ratio favored advancers. There were 4 new highs and 4 new lows, with total volume of 207.9 million shares.
* The most heavily traded shares by volume were Bombardier Inc BBDb.TO , Encana Corp ECA.TO and Enbridge Inc ENB.TO .
* The TSX's energy group .SPTTEN rose 0.38 points, or 0.3 percent, while the financials sector .SPTTFS climbed 0.98 points, or 0.3 percent.
* West Texas Intermediate crude futures CLc1 fell 2.37 percent, or $1.41, to $58.02 a barrel. Brent crude LCOc1 fell 0.06 percent, or $0.04, to $66.51 O/R
* The TSX is up 14.4 percent for the year.