NEW YORK, Oct 16 (Reuters) -
* The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX .GSPTSE rose 170.27 points, or 1.10 percent, to 15,579.74.
* Leading the index were Gibson Energy Inc GEI.TO , up 9.3 percent, Shopify Inc SHOP.TO , up 7.2 percent, and Constellation Software Inc CSU.TO , higher by 6 percent.
* Lagging shares were Aurora Cannabis Inc ACB.TO , down 7.2 percent, Canopy Growth Corp WEED.TO , down 6.8 percent, and Aphria Inc APH.TO , lower by 6.1 percent.
* On the TSX 194 issues rose and 49 fell as a 4-to-1 ratio favored advancers. There were 5 new highs and 13 new lows, with total volume of 280.3 million shares.
* The most heavily traded shares by volume were Aurora Cannabis Inc ACB.TO , Aphria Inc APH.TO and Canopy Growth Corp WEED.TO .
* The TSX's energy group .SPTTEN rose 1.75 points, or 0.98 percent, while the financials sector .SPTTFS climbed 2.95 points, or 1.02 percent.
* West Texas Intermediate crude futures CLc1 rose 0.17 percent, or $0.12, to $71.9 a barrel. Brent crude LCOc1 rose 0.71 percent, or $0.57, to $81.35 O/R
* The TSX is off 3.9 percent for the year.