* The Toronto Stock Exchange's TSX rises 2.17 percent to 16,779.53
* Leading the index were Cronos Group Inc CRON.TO , up 11.3%, Hexo Corp HEXO.TO , up 9.9%, and Real Matters Inc REAL.TO , higher by 9.5%.
* Lagging shares were Winpak Ltd WPK.TO , down 13.3%, MAG Silver Corp MAG.TO , down 5.4%, and Great Canadian Gaming Corp GC.TO , lower by 4.9%.
* On the TSX 197 issues rose and 29 fell as a 6.8-to-1 ratio favored advancers. There were 7 new highs and 6 new lows, with total volume of 272.9 million shares.
* The most heavily traded shares by volume were Manulife Financial Corp MFC.TO , Aurora Cannabis Inc ACB.TO and Bombardier Inc BBDb.TO .
* The TSX's energy group .SPTTEN rose 0.66 points, or 0.6%, while the financials sector .SPTTFS climbed 4.85 points, or 1.6%.
* West Texas Intermediate crude futures CLc1 fell 0.17%, or $0.08, to $47.1 a barrel. Brent crude LCOc1 fell 0.75%, or $0.39, to $51.47 O/R
* The TSX is off 1.7% for the year.