* The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX .GSPTSE rose 105.23 points, or 0.64 percent, to 16,576.52.
* Leading the index were Cascades Inc CAS.TO , up 5.1 percent, Inter Pipeline Ltd IPL.TO , up 4.8 percent, and Alaris Royalty Corp AD.TO , higher by 4.6 percent.
* Lagging shares were Linamar Corp LNR.TO , down 3.3 percent, Torex Gold Resources Inc TXG.TO , down 2.7 percent, and Ag Growth International Inc AFN.TO , lower by 2.6 percent.
* On the TSX 160 issues rose and 74 fell as a 2.2-to-1 ratio favored advancers. There were 12 new highs and 4 new lows, with total volume of 148.0 million shares.
* The most heavily traded shares by volume were Crescent Point Energy Corp CPG.TO , Encana Corp ECA.TO and Barrick Gold Corp ABX.TO .
* The TSX's energy group .SPTTEN rose 0.56 points, or 0.4 percent, while the financials sector .SPTTFS climbed 1.84 points, or 0.6 percent.
* West Texas Intermediate crude futures CLc1 rose 2.01 percent, or $1.13, to $57.38 a barrel. Brent crude LCOc1 rose 2.47 percent, or $1.54, to $63.94 O/R
* The TSX is up 15.7 percent for the year.