TSX rises 0.43 percent

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX  rose 65.97 points, or 0.43 percent, to 15,470.10.

Leading the index were Baytex Energy Corp, up 6.0 percent, West Fraser Timber Co Ltd , up 4.9 percent, and Detour Gold Corp  , higher by 3.9 percent.

Lagging shares were BRP Inc, down 6.5 percent, Aphria Inc, down 5.9 percent, and Shopify Inc, lower by 5.7 percent.

On the TSX 160 issues rose and 83 fell as a 1.9-to-1 ratio favored advancers. There were 3 new highs and 7 new lows, with total volume of 245.8 million shares.

The most heavily traded shares by volume were Aurora Cannabis Inc, Aphria Inc and Manulife Financial Corp .

The TSX's energy group <.SPTTEN> rose 1.28 points, or 0.73 percent, while the financials sector <.SPTTFS> climbed 0.60 points, or 0.21 percent.

West Texas Intermediate crude futures rose 0.89 percent, or $0.61, to $69.26 a barrel. Brent crude  rose 0.83 percent, or $0.66, to $79.95 [O/R]

The TSX is off 4.6 percent for the year.

(Reporting by Caroline Valetkevitch)