* The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX .GSPTSE fell 0.97 points, or 0.01 percent, to 16,493.46.
* Leading the index were Bausch Health Companies Inc BHC.TO , up 9.2 percent, Eldorado Gold Corp ELD.TO , up 5.9 percent, and Air Canada AC.TO , higher by 4.9 percent.
* Lagging shares were Great Canadian Gaming Corp GC.TO , down 7.8 percent, Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd TRQ.TO , down 6.4 percent, and Nexgen Energy Ltd NXE.TO , lower by 4.6 percent.
* On the TSX 117 issues rose and 117 fell as advancing issues matched in a 1-to-1 ratio . There was 1 new high and 6 new lows, with total volume of 196.8 million shares.
* The most heavily traded shares by volume were Baytex Energy Corp BTE.TO , Aurora Cannabis Inc ACB.TO and Encana Corp ECA.TO .
* The TSX's energy group .SPTTEN rose 0.04 points, or 0.0 percent, while the financials sector .SPTTFS slipped 0.21 points, or 0.1 percent.
* West Texas Intermediate crude futures CLc1 rose 1.34 percent, or $0.82, to $62.76 a barrel. Brent crude LCOc1 rose 1.07 percent, or $0.77, to $71.61 O/R
* The TSX is up 15.2 percent for the year.