By Adriano Marchese

Shares in Toronto were higher at midday on Monday with energy stocks and minerals leading the gainers in the session while consumer durables and tech services dragged. VIQ Solutions Inc. shares tumbled by 18% on news that it has agreed to a registered direct offering worth $18 million, while Crescent Point Energy Corp. leaped by nearly 14% after it said it would significantly increase its dividend.

At midday, Canada's S&P/TSX Composite Index was up 0.25% at 20683.07 and while the blue-chip S&P/TSX 60 rose 0.23% at 1237.36.

Shares of Toronto-listed VIQ Solutions Inc. fell 18% to C$4.90 after it said it agreed with institutional investors for a $18 million registered direct offering.

Other market movers:

Corvus Gold Inc. shares rose 1.5% to C$4.03 after South African gold miner AngloGold Ashanti Ltd. agreed to acquire 80.5% of North American miner Corvus Gold Inc. for around $370 million, valuing the company at around 570 million Canadian dollars.

Shares in VersaBank were up 3.4% to C$13.55 after the company said it has started the process for an initial public offering of its shares in the U.S. and a marketed public offering of shares in Canada.

Crescent Point Energy Corp. shares rose 14% at C$4.89 after the company said it would increase its annual dividend to C$0.12 a share, an increase of C$0.11 a share, which comes to C$0.03 a share on a quarterly basis.

Write to Adriano Marchese at adriano.marchese@wsj.com

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09-13-21 1221ET