* The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX .GSPTSE rose 92.12 points, or 0.56 percent, to 16,669.40.
* Leading the index were Extendicare Inc EXE.TO , up 7.0 percent, Ensign Energy Services Inc ESI.TO , up 5.1 percent, and Prairiesky Royalty Ltd PSK.TO , higher by 4.4 percent.
* Lagging shares were Power Corporation of Canada POW.TO , down 3.7 percent, TMX Group Ltd X.TO , down 2.8 percent, and Cronos Group Inc CRON.TO , lower by 2.6 percent.
* On the TSX 138 issues rose and 97 fell as a 1.4-to-1 ratio favored advancers. There were 15 new highs and 3 new lows, with total volume of 221.2 million shares.
* The most heavily traded shares by volume were Encana Corp ECA.TO , Bombardier Inc BBDb.TO and Crescent Point Energy Corp CPG.TO .
* The TSX's energy group .SPTTEN rose 2.43 points, or 1.4 percent, while the financials sector .SPTTFS climbed 1.06 points, or 0.3 percent.
* West Texas Intermediate crude futures CLc1 rose 1.14 percent, or $0.75, to $66.3 a barrel. Brent crude LCOc1 rose 0.59 percent, or $0.44, to $74.48 O/R
* The TSX is up 16.4 percent for the year.