* The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX .GSPTSE rose 12.65 points, or 0.08 percent, to 16,588.85.
* Leading the index were Richelieu Hardware Ltd RCH.TO , up 11.1 percent, MEG Energy Corp MEG.TO , up 3.9 percent, and Ensign Energy Services Inc ESI.TO , higher by 3.9 percent.
* Lagging shares were OceanaGold Corp OGC.TO , down 5.6 percent, Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd TRQ.TO , down 3.6 percent, and Russel Metals Inc RUS.TO , lower by 2.8 percent.
* On the TSX 119 issues rose and 110 fell as a 1.1-to-1 ratio favored advancers. There were 3 new highs and 3 new lows, with total volume of 58.0 million shares.
* The most heavily traded shares by volume were Toronto-dominion Bank TD.TO , Bank Of Nova Scotia BNS.TO and Oceanagold Corp OGC.TO .
* The TSX's energy group .SPTTEN rose 0.94 points, or 0.7 percent, while the financials sector .SPTTFS slipped 0.06 points, or 0.0 percent.
* West Texas Intermediate crude futures CLc1 fell 0.94 percent, or $0.54, to $56.8 a barrel. Brent crude LCOc1 fell 1 percent, or $0.64, to $63.18 O/R
* The TSX is up 15.8 percent for the year.