* The Toronto Stock Exchange's TSX rises 0.69 percent to 15,622.40
* Leading the index were Seven Generations Energy Ltd VII.TO , up 14.9%, Brookfield Property Partners LP BPY_u.TO , up 14.5%, and Lightspeed POS Inc LSPD.TO , higher by 13.9%.
* Lagging shares were OceanaGold Corp OGC.TO , down 6.0%, CAE Inc CAE.TO , down 5.1%, and First Majestic Silver Corp FR.TO , lower by 4.4%.
* On the TSX 130 issues rose and 90 fell as a 1.4-to-1 ratio favored advancers. There were 12 new highs and no new lows, with total volume of 211.7 million shares.
* The most heavily traded shares by volume were Canadian Natural Resources Ltd CNQ.TO , Manulife Financial Corp MFC.TO and Kinross Gold Corp K.TO .
* The TSX's energy group .SPTTEN rose 1.16 points, or 1.5%, while the financials sector .SPTTFS climbed 0.12 points, or 0.1%.
* West Texas Intermediate crude futures CLc1 rose 1.18%, or $0.47, to $40.29 a barrel. Brent crude LCOc1 rose 1.76%, or $0.74, to $42.77 O/R
* The TSX is off 8.4% for the year.