NEW YORK, July 12 (Reuters) -
* The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX .GSPTSE rose 150.10 points, or 0.91 percent, to 16,567.42.
* The biggest contributor to the TSX gain was Canadian National Railway Co CNR.TO with 10.1 net index points. Financials was the top sector contributor with 37.8 net points.
* Leading the index were Cogeco Communications Inc CCA.TO , up 8.9 percent, Birchcliff Energy Ltd BIR.TO , up 5.1 percent, and Constellation Software Inc CSU.TO , higher by 4.6 percent.
* Lagging shares were Hydro One Ltd H.TO , down 3.2 percent, Baytex Energy Corp BTE.TO , down 2.6 percent, and Endeavour Mining Corp EDV.TO , lower by 2.2 percent.
* On the TSX, 179 issues advanced and 57 declined as a 3.1-to-1 ratio favored advancers. There were 13 new highs and 2 new lows, with total volume of 168.4 million shares.
* The most heavily traded shares by volume were Bombardier Inc BBDb.TO , Baytex Energy Corp BTE.TO and Aurora Cannabis Inc ACB.TO .
* West Texas Intermediate crude futures CLc1 fell 0.18 percent, or $0.13, to $70.25 a barrel. Brent crude LCOc1 rose 1.17 percent, or $0.86, to $74.26 O/R
* The TSX is up 2.2 percent for the year.