* The Toronto Stock Exchange's TSX rises 0.54 percent to 17,528.23 

* Leading the index were Brookfield Property Partners LP , up 17.8%, Aurora Cannabis Inc, up 14.2%, and Fortuna Silver Mines Inc, higher by 13.3%.

* Lagging shares were Lightspeed POS Inc, down 4.7%, NFI Group Inc, down 4.7%, and CI Financial Corp, lower by 4.3%.

* On the TSX 108 issues rose and 108 fell as advancing issues matched in a 1-to-1 ratio . There were 12 new highs and no new lows, with total volume of 178.1 million shares.

* The most heavily traded shares by volume were Cenovus Energy Inc, Brookfield Property Partners Lp and Aurora Cannabis Inc.

* The TSX's energy group rose 0.95 points, or 1.0%, while the financials sector slipped 2.62 points, or 0.9%.

* West Texas Intermediate crude futures fell 2.41%, or $1.17, to $47.35 a barrel. Brent crude  fell 2.1%, or $1.09, to $50.71 [O/R]

* The TSX is up 0.5% for the year.