May 2 (Reuters) -
* The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX .GSPTSE rose 9.00 points, or 0.06 percent, to 15627.93.
* The biggest contributor to the TSX gain was Toronto Dominion Bank TD.TO with 6.82 net index points. Energy was the top sector contributor with 21.56 net points.
* Leading the index were NexGen Energy Ltd, up 8.3 percent, Eldorado Gold Corp, up 7.5 percent, and Russel Metals Inc, higher by 5.8 percent.
* Lagging shares were Maple Leaf Foods Inc, down 5.7 percent, Cineplex Inc, down 4.6 percent, and Home Capital Group Inc, lower by 4.2 percent.
* On the TSX 143 issues advanced and 105 declined as a 1.4-to-1 ratio favored advancers. There were 11 new highs and 3 new lows, with total volume of 207.5 million shares.
* The most heavily traded shares by volume were Bombardier Inc, Aurora Cannabis Inc and Cenovus Energy Inc.
* The TSX's energy group .SPTTEN rose 2.15 points, or 1.08 percent, while the financials sector .SPTTFS slipped 0.65 points, or -0.22 percent.
* West Texas Intermediate crude futures CLc1 rose 0.61 percent, or $0.41, to $67.67 a barrel O/R
* The TSX is off 3.6 percent for the year. (Editing by Alden Bentley)