torontolisted stocks were higher midtrading on tuesday with most sectors pushing up the sptsx composite index by 13672 points investors are waiting wednesdays bank of canada announcement on interest rate hikes with many economists noting that the central bank finds itself between rock and hard place of balancing inflation interest rates and the banking sector in the session materials tech and manufacturing were the lead gainers of the session while process industries tech services and health services were the only sectors posting declines at midday canadas sptsx composite index was up 074 to 2042630 and the bluechip sptsx 60 rose by 070 to 122868 first capital real estate investment trust shares were 14 higher at 1571 canadian dollars 1163 after it said that it has agreed to sell four properties across toronto and montreal for 184 million canadian dollars the equivalent of 1362 million western copper  gold corp shares rose 4 to c258 after it said its partner rio tinto plc will participate in a strategic investment and maintain its 784 interest in the company western copper will issue 878809 new shares to rio tinto for c23 million first helium inc shares were 75 higher reaching c022 a share after the company said it exercised an option to acquire a 640acre plot of prospective land in dixonville alberta