* The Toronto Stock Exchange's TSX rises 0.25 percent to 16,899.69
* Leading the index were Hexo Corp HEXO.TO , up 11.5 percent, First Quantum Minerals Ltd FM.TO , up 9 percent, and Nexgen Energy Ltd NXE.TO , higher by 7.3 percent.
* Lagging shares were CannTrust Holdings Inc TRST.TO , down 5.0 percent, Canopy Growth Corp WEED.TO , down 3.8 percent, and Superior Plus Corp SPB.TO , lower by 2.4 percent.
* On the TSX 149 issues rose and 81 fell as a 1.8-to-1 ratio favored advancers. There were 16 new highs and no new lows, with total volume of 500.7 million shares.
* The most heavily traded shares by volume were Husky Energy Inc HSE.TO , Encana Corp ECA.TO and First Quantum Minerals Ltd FM.TO .
* The TSX's energy group .SPTTEN rose 0.71 points, or 0.5 percent, while the financials sector .SPTTFS climbed 1.25 points, or 0.4 percent.
* West Texas Intermediate crude futures CLc1 fell 0.07 percent, or $0.04, to $58.09 a barrel. Brent crude LCOc1 rose 0.47 percent, or $0.3, to $64.7 O/R
* The TSX is up 18 percent for the year.