By Adriano Marchese


Stocks in Toronto continued their advance Wednesday at midday. In British Columbia, port workers returned on strike after union leaders rejected last week's tentative deal. Most sectors were in the green, with process industries, tech and communications leading the charge. Materials and commercial services were the main laggards, followed by consumer services, which edged lower in the session.

Canada's S&P/TSX Composite Index edged 0.33% higher to 20443.80, while the blue-chip S&P/TSX 60 rose by 0.32% to 1225.93.

Westport Fuel Systems' shares were 20% higher at 15.31 Canadian dollars ($11.63) after the company formed a joint venture with Volvo with the aim of accelerating the commercialization of its fuel-system technology for long-haul and off-road use.


Other market movers:

Bitfarms, a Bitcoin mining company, bought two power-purchase agreements in Paraguay for up to 150 megawatts of hydropower. Shares were up 2.5% at C$2.43.

ATS has acquired Ireland-based digitalization solutions provider Odyssey Validation Consultants for an undisclosed price. Shares were down 1.3% at C$63.31.


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


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07-19-23 1220ET