* The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX .GSPTSE rose 89.09 points, or 0.54 percent, to 16,471.29.
* Leading the index were Eldorado Gold Corp ELD.TO , up 7.6 percent, Cascades Inc CAS.TO , up 7 percent, and Canfor Corp CFP.TO , higher by 5.2 percent.
* Lagging shares were Crescent Point Energy Corp CPG.TO , down 6.7 percent, Ensign Energy Services Inc ESI.TO , down 4.0 percent, and Gran Tierra Energy Inc GTE.TO , lower by 3.9 percent.
* On the TSX 143 issues rose and 88 fell as a 1.6-to-1 ratio favored advancers. There were 7 new highs and 7 new lows, with total volume of 183.4 million shares.
* The most heavily traded shares by volume were Encana Corp ECA.TO , Barrick Gold Corp ABX.TO and Manulife Financial Corp MFC.TO .
* The TSX's energy group .SPTTEN fell 1.81 points, or 1.3 percent, while the financials sector .SPTTFS climbed 2.62 points, or 0.9 percent.
* West Texas Intermediate crude futures CLc1 fell 4.62 percent, or $2.73, to $56.36 a barrel. Brent crude LCOc1 fell 3.81 percent, or $2.48, to $62.58 O/R
* The TSX is up 15 percent for the year.