* The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX .GSPTSE rose 83.55 points, or 0.51 percent, to 16,494.43.
* Leading the index were Pretium Resources Inc PVG.TO , up 13.7 percent, Baytex Energy Corp BTE.TO , up 12.9 percent, and CannTrust Holdings Inc TRST.TO , higher by 7.1 percent.
* Lagging shares were Eldorado Gold Corp ELD.TO , down 17.8 percent, Enerflex Ltd EFX.TO , down 6.3 percent, and Martinrea International Inc MRE.TO , lower by 5.7 percent.
* On the TSX 164 issues rose and 72 fell as a 2.3-to-1 ratio favored advancers. There were 5 new highs and 5 new lows, with total volume of 201.6 million shares.
* The most heavily traded shares by volume were Bombardier Inc BBDb.TO , Baytex Energy Corp BTE.TO and Encana Corp ECA.TO .
* The TSX's energy group .SPTTEN rose 1.51 points, or 1.0 percent, while the financials sector .SPTTFS climbed 1.08 points, or 0.4 percent.
* West Texas Intermediate crude futures CLc1 rose 0.06 percent, or $0.04, to $61.85 a barrel. Brent crude LCOc1 rose 0.03 percent, or $0.02, to $70.77 O/R
* The TSX is up 15.2 percent for the year.