Lagging shares were Precision Drilling Corp, down 5.0 percent, CannTrust Holdings Inc, down 4.6 percent, and B2Gold Corp, lower by 3.3 percent.

On the TSX 150 issues rose and 82 fell as a 1.8-to-1 ratio favored advancers. There were 9 new highs and 5 new lows, with total volume of 178.9 million shares.

The most heavily traded shares by volume were Manulife Financial Corp, Enbridge Inc and Encana Corp.

The TSX's energy group rose 1.17 points, or 1.0 percent, while the financials sector climbed 1.81 points, or 0.6 percent.

West Texas Intermediate crude futures fell 0.45 percent, or $0.25, to $55.88 a barrel. Brent crude rose 0.52 percent, or $0.31, to $60.34 * The TSX is up 13.9 percent for the year.