* The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX .GSPTSE rose 82.26 points, or 0.50 percent, to 16,545.21.
* Leading the index were Eldorado Gold Corp ELD.TO , up 5.7 percent, Alacer Gold Corp ASR.TO , up 5.4 percent, and NovaGold Resources Inc NG.TO , higher by 3.9 percent.
* Lagging shares were First Quantum Minerals Ltd FM.TO , down 6.5 percent, West Fraser Timber Co Ltd WFT.TO , down 6.0 percent, and Hudbay Minerals Inc HBM.TO , lower by 5.5 percent.
* On the TSX 135 issues rose and 98 fell as a 1.4-to-1 ratio favored advancers. There were 11 new highs and 5 new lows, with total volume of 164.3 million shares.
* The most heavily traded shares by volume were Encana Corp ECA.TO , Canntrust Holdings Inc TRST.TO and First Quantum Minerals Ltd FM.TO .
* The TSX's energy group .SPTTEN rose 2.07 points, or 1.5 percent, while the financials sector .SPTTFS climbed 0.88 points, or 0.3 percent.
* West Texas Intermediate crude futures CLc1 rose 0.64 percent, or $0.37, to $58.03 a barrel. Brent crude LCOc1 rose 0.33 percent, or $0.21, to $64.32 O/R
* The TSX is up 15.5 percent for the year.