By Adriano Marchese


Toronto stocks were higher Friday mid-trading, with the S&P/TSX Composite Index hitting an all-time high of 22,721.13 thanks to a broad-based upward trend in Canada's sectors.

Consumer durables stocks were the biggest gainers of the session, followed more distantly by retail trade and commercial services. Only health tech and health services stocks were in the red, although only slightly.

At midday, Canada's S&P/TSX Composite Index was 0.7% higher at 22704.60, just below the session's best, and the blue-chip S&P/TSX 60 rose by 0.7% to 1353.47.

Aritzia's stock was over 12% higher at 46.67 Canadian dollars ($34.23) a share after the Canadian women's fashion brand reporting better-than-expected first-quarter revenue, lifted by strong sales in the U.S., where it continues to expand.


Other market movers:

Shares in Cogeco Communications rose by 4.4% to C$54.12 after the telecom company reported better-than-expected adjusted earnings and revenue in the third quarter on the back of efficiency improvements.

Teck Resources shares were 2.6% higher at C$69.26 after a report on Sky News suggested that mining major Rio Tinto held talks with bankers over a potential bid for the Canadian miner.


Write to Adriano Marchese at adriano.marchese@wsj.com


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07-12-24 1221ET