NEW YORK, Dec 3 (Reuters) -
* The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX .GSPTSE rose 77.16 points, or 0.51 percent, to 15,274.98 in the wake of the trade truce between the United States and China.
* Leading the index were Cenovus Energy Inc CVE.TO , up 11.9 percent, First Quantum Minerals Ltd FM.TO , up 11.4 percent, and Lundin Mining Corp LUN.TO , higher by 11.1 percent.
* Lagging shares were Aphria Inc APHA.TO , down 27.7 percent on a joint short-seller report , Gibson Energy Inc GEI.TO , down 7.5 percent, and BRP Inc DOO.TO , lower by 6.0 percent. On the TSX 149 issues rose and 94 fell as a 1.6-to-1 ratio favored advancers. There were 2 new highs and 8 new lows, with total volume of 294.1 million shares.
* The most heavily traded shares by volume were Aphria Inc APHA.TO , Aurora Cannabis Inc ACB.TO and Bombardier Inc BBDb.TO .
* The TSX's energy group .SPTTEN rose 5.87 points, or 3.95 percent, while the financials sector .SPTTFS slipped 0.59 points, or 0.2 percent.
* West Texas Intermediate crude futures CLc1 rose 4.48 percent, or $2.28, to $53.2 a barrel. Brent crude LCOc1 rose 4.25 percent, or $2.52, to $61.99 O/R
* The TSX is off 5.8 percent for the year.