By Robb M. Stewart


Shares on Canada's main exchange were on track for a fresh high.

In midday Thursday trading, the Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX Composite Index was 0.6% higher, at 27308.32. Earlier in the session, it hit a new intraday high of 27312.53.

Technology and commercial-services stocks led broad gains, while miners were the biggest laggards as precious metals prices softened.

The blue-chip S&P/TSX 60 was ahead 0.7%, at 1626.41.

Heavily-weighted Constellation Software and Shopify were the top drivers, rising 0.4% and 4%, respectively.

Alimentation Couche-Tard jumped 7%, narrowing its drop in 2025 to 8.3%, after it walked away from its pursuit of 7-Eleven owner Seven & i.

Among Canada's gold producers, Barrick Mining was down 2%, Agnico Eagle Mines lost 0.7% and B2Gold fell 1.9%.


Other market movers:

Shares of AutoCanada rallied 17%, to 29.45 Canadian dollars (US$21.52), after the company signed a deal to sell 13 of its franchised dealerships in the U.S. for about C$82.7 million in all.


Write to Robb M. Stewart at robb.stewart@wsj.com


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