TSX rises 0.47 percent

NEW YORK (Reuters) - * The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX <.GSPTSE> rose 70.75 points, or 0.47 percent, to 15,046.28. * Leading the index were Precision Drilling Corp , up 6.8 percent, CES Energy Solutions Corp , up 5.2 percent, and Husky Energy Inc , higher by 4.7 percent. * Lagging shares were First Majestic Silver Corp , down 10.1 percent, Aphria Inc , down 5.0 percent, and New Gold Inc , lower by 4.9 percent. * On the TSX 140 issues rose and 95 fell as a 1.5-to-1 ratio favored advancers. There were 6 new highs and no new lows, with total volume of 241.0 million shares. * The most heavily traded shares by volume were Aurora Cannabis Inc , Canopy Growth Corp and Aphria Inc . * The TSX's energy group <.SPTTEN> rose 2.81 points, or 1.88 percent, while the financials sector <.SPTTFS> climbed 1.39 points, or 0.5 percent. * West Texas Intermediate crude futures rose 3.11 percent, or $1.57, to $52.08 a barrel. Brent crude rose 2.76 percent, or $1.63, to $60.62 [O/R] * The TSX is up 5.1 percent for the year. (Reporting by Lewis Krauskopf)