* The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX .GSPTSE rose 116.62 points, or 0.72 percent, to 16,346.66.
* Leading the index were Eldorado Gold Corp ELD.TO , up 12.2 percent, Home Capital Group Inc HCG.TO , up 5.1 percent, and Aphria Inc APHA.TO , higher by 4.6 percent.
* Lagging shares were New Gold Inc NGD.TO , down 4.4 percent, Kirkland Lake Gold Ltd KL.TO , down 4.0 percent, and Torex Gold Resources Inc TXG.TO , lower by 1.8 percent.
* On the TSX 194 issues rose and 41 fell as a 4.7-to-1 ratio favored advancers. There were 4 new highs and 3 new lows, with total volume of 72.6 million shares.
* The most heavily traded shares by volume were Aphria Inc APHA.TO , Encana Corp ECA.TO and Manulife Financial Corp MFC.TO .
* The TSX's energy group .SPTTEN rose 2.49 points, or 1.7 percent, while the financials sector .SPTTFS climbed 1.79 points, or 0.6 percent.
* West Texas Intermediate crude futures CLc1 rose 1.04 percent, or $0.61, to $59.24 a barrel. Brent crude LCOc1 rose 1.92 percent, or $1.32, to $70.01 O/R
* The TSX is up 14.1 percent for the year.