* The Toronto Stock Exchange's TSX rises 0.96 percent to 16,304.05
* Leading the index were Precision Drilling Corp PD.TO , up 17.9 percent, First Quantum Minerals Ltd FM.TO , up 8.5 percent, and Hudson's Bay Co HBC.TO , higher by 7.6 percent.
* Lagging shares were OceanaGold Corp OGC.TO , down 8.0 percent, Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd TRQ.TO , down 4.8 percent, and Canopy Growth Corp WEED.TO , lower by 4.3 percent.
* On the TSX 193 issues rose and 45 fell as a 4.3-to-1 ratio favored advancers. There were 20 new highs and 2 new lows, with total volume of 181.3 million shares.
* The most heavily traded shares by volume were Bombardier Inc BBDb.TO , Barrick Gold Corp ABX.TO and Encana Corp ECA.TO .
* The TSX's energy group .SPTTEN rose 2.99 points, or 2.5 percent, while the financials sector .SPTTFS climbed 2.60 points, or 0.9 percent.
* West Texas Intermediate crude futures CLc1 rose 2.48 percent, or $1.36, to $56.23 a barrel. Brent crude LCOc1 rose 1.89 percent, or $1.11, to $59.75 O/R
* The TSX is up 13.8 percent for the year.