CANADA STOCKS - TSX rises 0.25% to 20,215.12

* The Toronto Stock Exchange's TSX rises 0.25 percent to 20,215.12 

* Leading the index were Westport Fuel Systems Inc , up 7.0%, Village Farms International Inc, up 6.9%, and Canaccord Genuity Group Inc, higher by 5.7%.

* Lagging shares were Winpak Ltd, down 3.3%, BlackBerry Ltd, down 3.2%, and Brookfield Renewable Partners LP, lower by 2.8%.

* On the TSX 144 issues rose and 82 fell as a 1.8-to-1 ratio favored advancers. There were 19 new highs and 2 new lows, with total volume of 158.3 million shares.

* The most heavily traded shares by volume were Manulife Financial Corp, Canadian Natural Resources Ltd and Power Corporation Of Canada.

* The TSX's energy group rose 0.71 points, or 0.5%, while the financials sector climbed 1.93 points, or 0.5%.

* West Texas Intermediate crude futures rose 0.34%, or $0.25, to $73.33 a barrel. Brent crude  rose 0.55%, or $0.41, to $75.6 [O/R]

* The TSX is up 16% for the year.

This summary was machine generated June 24 at 21:03.