<div id="readability-page-1"><div>By Adriano Marchese Stocks in Toronto edged forward in midday trading on Wednesday. Most sectors were trending upward, led by health tech, consumer discretionary and manufacturing stocks. Retail trade was the main laggard, followed by communications and energy. The Bank of Canada left its target for the overnight rate unchanged at 2.25%. The central bank said it plans to stick with its outlook for moderate growth even though recent economic data point to signs of upward momentum. Canada's international investment position, the difference between external assets and external liabilities, increased by 95.3 billion Canadian dollars ($68.82 billion) in the third quarter to C$1.926 trillion, according to Statistics Canada. Canada's S&amp;P/TSX Composite Index rose 0.2% to 31314.63 and the blue-chip S&amp;P/TSX 60 was 0.2% higher at 1836.71. North West shares fell 4.5% to C$47.35 after the Canadian grocer, which serves northern and remote communities, reported its Canadian operations weighed on sales in the third quarter. Other market movers: VersaBank shares rose 5.1% to C$18.14 after it logged higher revenue in the latest quarter. The increase came on the back of continued growth in credit assets, though the digital bank's earnings were dented by costs associated with its planned move to become a U.S.-based lender. Capital Power plans to boost U.S. capacity by half by 2030, deliver double-digit shareholder returns and expand its natural gas portfolio through a $3 billion partnership with Apollo Global Management. Shares fell 2.9% to C$63.65. Roots' stock fell by 1.5% to C$3.34 a share after it reported third-quarter profit that slipped due to stock-based payments despite a rise in sales. Write to Adriano Marchese at adriano.marchese@wsj.com (END) Dow Jones Newswires12-10-25 1218ET</div></div>

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多伦多股市上涨，加拿大央行将利率维持在 2.25%，保持适度的增长前景。S&P/TSX 综合指数上涨了 0.2%。由于加拿大销售下降，North West 的股票下跌了 4.5%。VersaBank 的股票因收入增加上涨了 5.1%，而 Capital Power 的股票因扩张计划下跌了 2.9%。尽管销售增加，Roots 的股票因利润下滑而下降了 1.5%

多伦多股市上涨，加拿大央行维持利率不变；North West 的股价因加拿大销售额下降而下跌