* The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX .GSPTSE rose 32.50 points, or 0.20 percent, to 16,248.76.
* Leading the index were New Gold Inc NGD.TO , up 10.6 percent, Canfor Corp CFP.TO , up 7.4 percent, and BRP Inc DOO.TO , higher by 7 percent.
* Lagging shares were Spin Master Corp TOY.TO , down 5.6 percent, Colliers International Group Inc CIGI.TO , down 3.0 percent, and Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust AP_u.TO , lower by 2.9 percent.
* On the TSX 140 issues rose and 99 fell as a 1.4-to-1 ratio favored advancers. There were 8 new highs and 5 new lows, with total volume of 178.5 million shares.
* The most heavily traded shares by volume were Husky Energy Inc HSE.TO , Encana Corp ECA.TO and Bombardier Inc BBDb.TO .
* The TSX's energy group .SPTTEN rose 1.07 points, or 0.8 percent, while the financials sector .SPTTFS climbed 0.25 points, or 0.1 percent.
* West Texas Intermediate crude futures CLc1 rose 0.15 percent, or $0.08, to $53.34 a barrel. Brent crude LCOc1 rose 0.06 percent, or $0.04, to $62.33 O/R
* The TSX is up 13.4 percent for the year.