* The Toronto Stock Exchange's TSX rises 0.31 percent to 17,056.36
* Leading the index were Cineplex Inc CGX.TO , up 41.3%, Ballard Power Systems Inc BLDP.TO , up 6.6%, and SNC-Lavalin Group Inc SNC.TO , higher by 6.3%.
* Lagging shares were Torex Gold Resources Inc TXG.TO , down 6.5%, OceanaGold Corp OGC.TO , down 5.4%, and Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd TRQ.TO , lower by 5.0%.
* On the TSX 155 issues rose and 70 fell as a 2.2-to-1 ratio favored advancers. There were 12 new highs and no new lows, with total volume of 204.6 million shares.
* The most heavily traded shares by volume were Encana Corp ECA.TO , Aurora Cannabis Inc ACB.TO and First Capital Realty Inc FCR.TO .
* The TSX's energy group .SPTTEN rose 0.87 points, or 0.6%, while the financials sector .SPTTFS climbed 1.21 points, or 0.4%.
* West Texas Intermediate crude futures CLc1 rose 0.28%, or $0.17, to $60.24 a barrel. Brent crude LCOc1 rose 0.2% , or $0.13, to $65.35 O/R
* The TSX is up 19.1% for the year.