* Leading the index were Pretium Resources Inc, up 19.4 percent, Enerflex Ltd, up 9.4 percent, and Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Inc, higher by 8.7 percent.

* Lagging shares were Nuvista Energy Ltd, down 10.7 percent, Uni-Select Inc, down 6.6 percent, and Bausch Health Companies Inc, lower by 5.3 percent.

* On the TSX 78 issues advanced and 162 declined as a 0.5-to-1 ratio favored decliners. There were 9 new highs and 7 new lows, with total volume of 181.0 million shares.

* The most heavily traded shares by volume were Bombardier Inc, Aurora Cannabis Inc and Enbridge Inc.

* The TSX's energy group <.SPTTEN> rose 0.22 points, or 0.11 percent, while the financials sector <.SPTTFS> slipped 1.81 points, or 0.59 percent.

* West Texas Intermediate crude futures rose 1.35 percent, or $0.9, to $67.71 a barrel. Brent crude rose 1.17 percent, or $0.84, to $72.91 [O/R]

* The TSX is up 0.7 percent for the year.

(Reporting by Lewis Krauskopf)