SAN FRANCISCO, June 4 (Reuters) -
* The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX .GSPTSE rose 8.70 points, or 0.05 percent, to 16,052.24.
* The biggest contributor to the TSX gain was Royal Bank of Canada RY.TO and financials were the top sector contributor.
* Leading the index were NexGen Energy Ltd NXE.TO , up 9.1 percent, Hudson's Bay Co HBC.TO , up 7.2 percent, and Ivanhoe Mines Ltd IVN.TO , higher by 5.1 percent.
* Lagging shares were Tahoe Resources Inc THO.TO , down 7.1 percent, Raging River Exploration Inc RRX.TO , down 5.9 percent, and Cenovus Energy Inc CVE.TO , lower by 5.7 percent.
* On the TSX 130 issues advanced and 114 declined as a 1.1-to-1 ratio favored advancers. There were 12 new highs and 2 new lows, with total volume of 172.0 million shares.
* The most heavily traded shares by volume were Cenovus Energy Inc CVE.TO , Baytex Energy Corp BTE.TO and Canopy Growth Corp WEED.TO .
* The TSX's energy group .SPTTEN fell 4.54 points, or 2.25 percent, while the financials sector .SPTTFS climbed 0.88 points, or 0.3 percent.
* West Texas Intermediate crude futures CLc1 fell 1.41 percent, or $0.92, to $64.89 a barrel. Brent crude LCOc1 fell 1.86 percent, or $1.43, to $75.36 O/R
* The TSX is off 1 percent for the year.