TSX rises 1.1% to 19,942.71

* The Toronto Stock Exchange's TSX rises 1.10 percent to 19,942.71

* Leading the index were Denison Mines Corp , up 9.3%, BlackBerry Ltd​, up 6.6%, and Westport Fuel Systems Inc​, higher by 6.6%.

* Lagging shares were Fortuna Silver Mines Inc​​, down 6.1%, Westshore Terminals Investment Corp​, down 3.6%, and Silvercorp Metals Inc​, lower by 1.8%.

* On the TSX 187 issues rose and 40 fell as a 4.7-to-1 ratio favored advancers. There were no and no new lows, with total volume of 175.9 million shares.

* The most heavily traded shares by volume were Royal Bank Of Canada, Suncor Energy Inc and Crescent Point Energy Corp.

* The TSX's energy group rose 1.71 points, or 1.4%, while the financials sector climbed 2.93 points, or 0.8%.

* West Texas Intermediate crude futures rose 1.36%, or $0.9, to $67.32 a barrel. Brent crude rose 0.04%, or $0.03, to $68.65 [O/R]

* The TSX is up 14.4% for the year.

This summary was machine generated July 20 at 21:03.