TSX rises 0.26 percent to 16,537.34
-- The Toronto Stock Exchange's TSX rises 0.26 percent to 16,537.34
-- Leading the index were SNC-Lavalin Group Inc <SNC.TO>, up 12.4 percent, Hudbay Minerals Inc <HBM.TO>, up 6.9 percent, and Secure Energy Services Inc <SES.TO>, higher by 6.3 percent.
-- Lagging shares were Shopify Inc <SHOP.TO>, down 6.2 percent, Kirkland Lake Gold Ltd <KL.TO>, down 5.2 percent, and Restaurant Brands International Inc <QSR.TO>, lower by 4.2 percent.
-- On the TSX 134 issues rose and 100 fell as a 1.3-to-1 ratio favored advancers. There were 3 new highs and no new lows, with total volume of 230.6 million shares.
-- The most heavily traded shares by volume were Bombardier Inc <BBDb.TO>, Encana Corp <ECA.TO> and Royal Bank Of Canada <RY.TO>.
-- The TSX's energy group <.SPTTEN> rose 3.02 points, or 2.3 percent, while the financials sector <.SPTTFS> climbed 2.21 points, or 0.7 percent.
-- West Texas Intermediate crude futures <CLc1> fell 0.55 percent, or $0.32, to $57.53 a barrel. Brent crude <LCOc1> fell 0.24 percent, or $0.15, to $62.44 [O/R]
-- The TSX is up 15.5 percent for the year.
