<div id="readability-page-1"><div>By Adriano Marchese Toronto stocks were firmly higher Thursday at midday, in step with U.S. markets. Canada's indexes benefited from a boost in U.S. consumer price index numbers, which showed that inflation eased unexpectedly in November. Economists cautioned that the data may have skewed lower because of gaps in information collected during the government shutdown. Most sectors were trending higher, led by commercial services, health services and transportation stocks. Only communications and energy stocks were in decline. Canada's S&amp;P/TSX Composite Index rose 1.1% to 31603.17 and the blue-chip S&amp;P/TSX 60 rose 1.2% to 1856.54. BRP shares fell 4.1% to 99.76 Canadian dollars ($72.36) after Australia's competition regulator blocked the planned sale of Telwater to Yamaha, citing concerns about competition in the country's boat engine market. The company said it is reviewing its options. Other market movers: Orla Mining shares rose 3.4% to C$19.47 after the miner said that it has discovered a two-kilometer extension to its Musselwhite gold mine deposit in northwestern Ontario. Transat A.T. reported a swing to a fourth?quarter loss after revenue fell. The lower revenue was partly driven from lower compensation from Pratt &amp; Whitney which has been paying the airline for problems with its engines that grounded flights starting in 2023. Shares fell 0.8% to C$2.54. Write to Adriano Marchese at adriano.marchese@wsj.com (END) Dow Jones Newswires12-18-25 1228ET</div></div>

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Toronto stocks rose, driven by easing U.S. inflation data. BRP shares fell 4.1% after Australian regulators blocked the sale of Telwater to Yamaha. Orla Mining shares increased 3.4% due to a new gold deposit discovery. Transat A.T. shares dropped 0.8% following a revenue decline and engine issues. Canada's S&P/TSX Composite Index rose 1.1%, while the S&P/TSX 60 increased 1.2%.

Toronto Stocks Rally; BRP Shares Fall on Australian Telwater Unit Sale Block by Regulators