* The Toronto Stock Exchange's TSX rises 0.12 percent to 17,621.78
* Leading the index were Alamos Gold Inc AGI.TO , up 5.1%, NovaGold Resources Inc NG.TO , up 4.4%, and Maple Leaf Foods Inc MFI.TO , higher by 3.9%.
* Lagging shares were Ballard Power Systems Inc BLDP.TO , down 10.5%, Alacer Gold Corp ASR.TO , down 6.9%, and Baytex Energy Corp BTE.TO , lower by 6.4%.
* On the TSX 103 issues rose and 121 fell as a 0.9-to-1 ratio favored decliners. There were 24 new highs and 2 new lows, with total volume of 328.1 million shares.
* The most heavily traded shares by volume were Altagas Ltd ALA.TO , Bombardier Inc BBDb.TO and Encana Corp ECA.TO .
* The TSX's energy group .SPTTEN fell 0.87 points, or 0.6%, while the financials sector .SPTTFS climbed 0.59 points, or 0.2%.
* West Texas Intermediate crude futures CLc1 fell 2.04%, or $1.16, to $55.58 a barrel. Brent crude LCOc1 fell 1.87% , or $1.18, to $62.03 O/R
* The TSX is up 3.3% for the year.