shares in toronto were virtually flat midtrading thursday with technology services stocks leading as well as process industries offset by electronic tech and consumer durables stocks weighing midway through the session meanwhile empire co shares were lower after the food retailer said it expects changing consumer shopping habits and trends of consuming food outside the home to continue affecting its grocery business canadas sptsx composite index was up 005 at 2075221 and the bluechip sptsx 60 up 001 at 124266 at midday shares in empire co were down 34 at c3884 after it reported slightly lower profit and a samestore sales decline in the first quarter of fiscal 2022 and said it anticipates consumer shopping habits and trends of consuming food outside the home will continue to change as covid19 restrictions ease discount retail chain dollarama inc shares fell 15 to c5666 after it reported a rise in secondquarter profit and sales though its performance was hampered by pandemicrelated restrictions in ontario its largest market during much of the period shares in transat at inc fell 1 to c489 after the company said its loss widened in the third quarter ended july 31 after beginning to resume operations only on july 30 but said it sees encouraging signs that the winter season may be busier than the last one