* Leading the index were BRP Inc , up 7.1 percent, Ivanhoe Mines Ltd , up 5.6 percent, and ECN Capital Corp , higher by 5.1 percent.

* Lagging shares were Trican Well Service Ltd , down 9.0 percent, Advantage Oil & Gas Ltd, down 7.0 percent, and Transcontinental Inc, lower by 6.2 percent.

* On the TSX 131 issues rose and 108 fell as a 1.2-to-1 ratio favored advancers. There were three new highs and 19 new lows, with total volume of 324.4 million shares.

* The most heavily traded shares by volume were Crescent Point Energy Corp , Bombardier Inc  and Stars Group Inc.

* The TSX's energy group  fell 1.35 points, or 0.90 percent, while the financials sector slipped 0.14 points, or 0.05 percent.

* West Texas Intermediate crude futures fell 1.48 percent, or $0.76, to $50.69 a barrel. Brent crude fell 1.39 percent, or $0.83, to $58.68

* The TSX is off 6.2 percent for the year.

(Reporting by April Joyner)