colliers internationals shares rose strongly wednesday after the canadian professional services and investment management company stuck with its guidance for the year despite swinging to a loss in the recent quarter in morning trading the shares were 76 higher at c14404 widening the advance on the toronto stock exchange so far this year to 16 on nasdaq the stock was ahead 7 at 10790 bringing the yeartodate gain to 17 colliers affirmed financial targets for the year that were scaled back in may and continues to expect revenue of between 44 billion and 46 billion and adjusted pershare earnings of 670 to 750 the company said lower capital markets and leasing transaction volumes are expected to persist for the remainder of the year but robust growth is expected to continue in investment management and its outsourcing and advisory segment colliers recorded a secondquarter net loss of 69 million or 16 cents a share against yearearlier earnings of 304 million or 67 cents on an adjusted basis pershare earnings came in at 131 missing the 138 mean forecast of analysts polled by factset revenue slipped 44 to 108 billion slightly below the 109 billion analysts were expecting colliers outsourcing and advisory business logged a 92 rise in revenue to 5196 million for the quarter while revenue for its investment management arm jumped 58 to 1189 million leasing revenue was 75 lower while revenue from its capital markets operations was down 39