Canada's main stock market continued up Thursday as energy shares were boosted by increasing oil prices.
The Toronto Stock Exchange's benchmark Standard & Poor's/TSX Composite Index rose 35.34 points, or 0.22 percent, to finish Thursday at 16,204.62 points.
The Canadian dollar edged down 0.02 cent to 0.76.68 U.S. dollar.
The energy group rose 3.40 points, or 1.77 percent, while the financials sector slipped 0.40 point, or 0.13 percent.
Cenovus Energy shares jumped 1.08 dollars, or 9 percent, to 13.09 Canadian dollars while Imperial Oil rose 65 cents, or 1.6 percent, to 42.57 Canadian dollars.
Tech stocks also enjoyed a good day. Shopify added 3.23 dollars, or 1.5 percent, to 213.93 Canadian dollars while Constellation Software gained 22.89 dollars, or 2.5 percent, to 953.60 Canadian dollars.
In communications group, Rogers Communications advanced 71 cents, or 1.1 percent, to 67.36 Canadian dollars while Shaw Communications rallied 40 cents, or 1.6 percent, to 25.39 Canadian dollars.
However in health-care sectors, Aurora Cannabis surrendered 50 cents, or 4.1 percent, to 11.69 Canadian dollars while Canopy Growth sagged 3.72 Canadian dollars, or 4.2 percent, to 64.45 Canadian dollars.