* The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX .GSPTSE rose 39.65 points, or 0.24 percent, to 16,397.40.
* Leading the index were Element Fleet Management Corp EFN.TO , up 13.5 percent, TORC Oil & Gas Ltd TOG.TO , up 6.1 percent, and Crescent Point Energy Corp CPG.TO , higher by 5.2 percent.
* Lagging shares were Iamgold Corp IMG.TO , down 5.9 percent, Home Capital Group Inc HCG.TO , down 4.1 percent, and Fortuna Silver Mines Inc FVI.TO , lower by 3.9 percent.
* On the TSX 121 issues rose and 113 fell as a 1.1-to-1 ratio favored advancers. There were 6 new highs and 8 new lows, with total volume of 213.4 million shares.
* The most heavily traded shares by volume were Kinross Gold Corp K.TO , Manulife Financial Corp MFC.TO and Element Fleet Management Corp EFN.TO .
* The TSX's energy group .SPTTEN rose 2.62 points, or 1.7 percent, while the financials sector .SPTTFS slipped 0.19 points, or 0.1 percent.
* West Texas Intermediate crude futures CLc1 rose 0.94 percent, or $0.58, to $61.98 a barrel. Brent crude LCOc1 rose 0.47 percent, or $0.33, to $70.21 O/R
* The TSX is up 14.5 percent for the year.