By Robb M. Stewart
Shares on Canada's main exchange were little changed overall as U.S. equity markets remained closed and investors looked ahead to jobs data due at the end of the week.
In midday trading Thursday, the Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX Composite Index was up 6.25 points at 25057.93 as technology and mining stocks pushed higher, countering weakness in the finance, electronics and utilities sectors.
The blue-chip S&P/TSX 60 was down 0.32 point at 1503.03.
U.S. stock markets were closed to mark former President Jimmy Carter's memorial. When they reopen Friday, the spotlight will be on the monthly employment report. Canada also is bracing for the release of jobs numbers for December, which are expected to show that the economy added about 25,000 jobs but that unemployment ticked up to 6.9%.
Other market movers:
Taseko Mine's shares jumped 8.7% to C$3.33 after the mining company forecast a rebound in copper production this year.
Arizona Sonoran Copper rose 14% to C$1.63 after the exploration company secured an investment of 19.9 million Canadian dollars ($13.9 million) from Hudbay Minerals that will help advance a copper project in Arizona.
Equinox Gold advanced 6.7% to C$8.91 after it reported record gold production in the final quarter of last year.
Write to Robb M. Stewart at robb.stewart@wsj.com
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