- The Toronto Stock Exchange's TSX falls  0.19 percent to 16,867.20

- Leading the index were Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd, up 8.5 percent, MAG Silver Corp, up 6.6 percent, and Iamgold Corp, higher by 5.4 percent.

- Lagging shares were Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd, down 10.0 percent, First Quantum Minerals Ltd, down 9.7 percent, and Hudbay Minerals Inc, lower by 5.0 percent.

- On the TSX 111 issues rose and 116 fell as a 1-to-1 ratio favored decliners. There were 11 new highs and no new lows, with total volume of 163.0 million shares.

- The most heavily traded shares by volume were First Quantum Minerals Ltd, Encana Corp and Kinross Gold Corp.

- The TSX's energy group <.SPTTEN> rose 0.08 points, or 0.1 percent, while the financials sector <.SPTTFS> slipped 1.18 points, or 0.4 percent.

- West Texas Intermediate crude futures rose 0.67 percent, or $0.39, to $58.48 a barrel. Brent crude  rose 0.3 percent, or $0.19, to $64.47 [O/R]

- The TSX is up 17.8 percent for the year.