- West Texas Intermediate crude futures rose 3.07 percent, or $2.12, to $71.18 a barrel. Brent crude rose 3.22 percent, or $2.41, to $77.26. [O/R]
- The biggest contributor to the TSX gain/loss was Enbridge
- Leading the index were Maxar Technologies Ltd, up 14.3 percent, Spin Master Corp, up 7.3 percent, and MEG Energy Corp, higher by 7.2 percent.
- Lagging shares were Kinross Gold Corp , down 11.4 percent, Paramount Resources Ltd, down 8.8 percent, and Alaris Royalty Corp , lower by 7.3 percent.
- On the TSX 121 issues advanced and 126 declined as a 1-to-1 ratio favored decliners. There were 15 new highs and 3 new lows, with total volume of 248.8 million shares.
- The most heavily traded shares by volume were Spartan Energy Corp, Kinross Gold Corp and Cenovus Energy Inc.
- The TSX's energy group <.SPTTEN> rose 2.48 points, or 1.24 percent, while the financials sector <.SPTTFS> climbed 1.50 points, or 0.5 percent.
- The TSX is off 1.8 percent for the year.
(Reporting by Chuck Mikolajczak)