- The Toronto Stock Exchange's TSX rises  0.04 percent to 16,790.40

- Leading the index were Kinaxis Inc, up 3.4 percent, Secure Energy Services Inc, up 2.9 percent, and Brookfield Infrastructure Partners LP , higher by 2.8 percent.

- Lagging shares were First Quantum Minerals Ltd, down 10.5 percent, Hudbay Minerals Inc, down 8.3 percent, and Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd, lower by 6.0 percent.

- On the TSX 116 issues rose and 115 fell as a 1-to-1 ratio favored advancers. There were 20 new highs and 2 new lows, with total volume of 203.8 million shares.

- The most heavily traded shares by volume were Bank Of Nova Scotia, B2gold Corp  and Baytex Energy Corp.

- The TSX's energy group <.SPTTEN> fell 0.86 points, or 0.6 percent, while the financials sector <.SPTTFS> climbed 0.82 points, or 0.3 percent.

- West Texas Intermediate crude futures rose 0.07 percent, or $0.04, to $56.53 a barrel. Brent crude  rose 0.51 percent, or $0.32, to $62.71 [O/R]

- The TSX is up 17.2 percent for the year.