* The Toronto Stock Exchange's  S&P/TSX <.GSPTSE> rose 30.42 points, or 0.19 percent, to 16,136.66.

* Leading the index were Eldorado Gold Corp, up 6.4 percent, Endeavour Mining Corp, up 6 percent, and Alamos Gold Inc, higher by 5.1 percent.

* Lagging shares were NFI Group Inc, down 4.5 percent, Linamar Corp, down 4.3 percent, and Air Canada, lower by 4.0 percent.

* On the TSX 130 issues rose and 101 fell as a 1.3-to-1 ratio favored advancers. There were 14 new highs and no new lows, with total volume of 229.1 million shares.

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

* The TSX's energy group <.SPTTEN> rose 0.98 points, or 0.6 percent, while the financials sector <.SPTTFS> climbed 0.07 points, or 0.0 percent.

* West Texas Intermediate crude futures rose 0.53 percent, or $0.3, to $57.09 a barrel. Brent crude  rose 0.35 percent, or $0.23, to $66.81 [O/R]

* The TSX is up 12.7 percent for the year.