toronto stocks rose wednesday after the bank of canada surprised markets with a smallerthanexpected hike in its main interest rate all sectors were higher after canadas central bank raised its policy rate by half a percentage point to 375 rather than taking it up to 4 as some economists had predicted telecommunications stocks led the pack with a 42 gain and healthcare stocks werent far behind with a 39 gain canadas sptsx composite index climbed 036 to 1899491 and the bluechip sptsx 60 was up 034 at 115373 shares of shaw communications inc rose 97 to c3738 after the canadian government set some of the terms under which it would be willing to approve the multibilliondollar sale of shaws wireless assets to quebecor inc shares of canopy growth corp were up 11 to c440 after alliance global partners raised their price target for its stock to c4 and cantor fitzgerald raised its target price to 305 crescent point energy corp shares were up 24 to 1073 after posting a rise in thirdquarter profit and higher levels of production