* The Toronto Stock Exchange's TSX rises 0.36 percent to 16,805.75
* Leading the index were Stantec Inc STN.TO , up 15.8%, TransAlta Corp TA.TO , up 10.4%, and Canadian Natural Resources Ltd CNQ.TO , higher by 8.1%.
* Lagging shares were Eldorado Gold Corp ELD.TO , down 15.3%, Kinross Gold Corp K.TO , down 13.9%, and Home Capital Group Inc HCG.TO , lower by 7.4%.
* On the TSX 132 issues rose and 96 fell as a 1.4-to-1 ratio favored advancers. There were 17 new highs and 1 new low, with total volume of 241.3 million shares.
* The most heavily traded shares by volume were Kinross Gold Corp K.TO , Encana Corp ECA.TO and Manulife Financial Corp MFC.TO .
* The TSX's energy group .SPTTEN rose 5.48 points, or 4.2%, while the financials sector .SPTTFS climbed 1.25 points, or 0.4%.
* West Texas Intermediate crude futures CLc1 rose 1.03%, or $0.58, to $56.93 a barrel. Brent crude LCOc1 rose 0.68% , or $0.42, to $62.16 O/R
* The TSX is up 17.3% for the year.