- The Toronto Stock Exchange's TSX rises  0.36 percent to 16,369.03

- Leading the index were Aurora Cannabis Inc , up 8.1 percent, Canopy Growth Corp , up 6.2 percent, and Shopify Inc , higher by 5.2 percent.

- Lagging shares were Linamar Corp , down 10.3 percent, Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd , down 6.2 percent, and Secure Energy Services Inc , lower by 4.2 percent.

- On the TSX 144 issues rose and 82 fell as a 1.8-to-1 ratio favored advancers. There were 4 new highs and 10 new lows, with total volume of 237.8 million shares.

- The most heavily traded shares by volume were Encana Corp , Aurora Cannabis Inc  and Toronto-dominion Bank.

- The TSX's energy group <.SPTTEN> rose 0.49 points, or 0.4 percent, while the financials sector <.SPTTFS> slipped 0.34 points, or 0.1 percent.

- West Texas Intermediate crude futures fell 0.61 percent, or $0.32, to $52.32 a barrel. Brent crude  fell 0.12 percent, or $0.07, to $57.62 [O/R]

- The TSX is up 14.3 percent for the year.