Canadian main index rises

The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX rose 23.82 points, or 0.15 percent, to 15,983.32, its seventh straight gain. The index rose 1.6 for the week, its best weekly performance since mid-February. The biggest contributor to the TSX gain was Enbridge with 10.9 net index points. Energy was the top sector contributor with 16.1 net points. Leading the index were Great Canadian Gaming Corp, up 7.5 percent, MEG Energy Corp, up 5.6 percent, and SSR Mining Inc, higher by 4.3 percent.
Lagging shares were CES Energy Solutions Corp, down 9.7 percent, Torex Gold Resources Inc, down 8.3 percent, and Stars Group Inc, lower by 6.3 percent. On the TSX 110 issues advanced and 135 declined as a 0.8-to-1 ratio favoured decliners. There were 14 new highs and 7 new lows, with total volume of 196.2 million shares.