toronto stocks up in midday trading on friday to regain some the losses they registered in recent days are still on pace to end the week lower canadas sptsx composite index was 104 higher at 2032944 the index is on track for nearly 2 decline this week the bluechip sptsx 60 was up by 109 to 121744 in the session technolgoy process industries and consumer discretionary were the top performing sectors only health tech consumer durables and to a lesser extent producer manufacturing were in the red markets will be closed on monday for the civic holiday long weekend in ontario and will resume trading on tuesday transaltas stock was 22 higher at 1361 canadian dollars a share 1019 after the company said it swung to a profit in the second quarter due to betterthanexpected revenue growth driven by lower commodity prices on the macro front canadas jobless rate in july rose as hiring failed to keep pace with the countrys rapid population growth enbridge reported an increase in secondquarter profit thanks to logging a fair value gain in the quarter and reaffirmed its expectations for the year shares were 1 higher at c4853 eupraxia pharmaceuticals shares climbed 75 to c785 after the biotechnology company moved to raise up to c22 million from the sale of stock to help fund research and development activities shares of ensign energy services were 85 higher at c268 after reporting betterthanexpected profit and revenue in the second quarter driven by strong operations in the us kinross golds shares were 54 higher at c666 after it renewed a buyback program with plans to purchase up to 10 of its outstanding shares