The S&P/TSX Composite Index rose about 0.6% to above the 30,200 mark on Wednesday as major tech and miners outperformed ahead of highly anticipated earnings from AI leader Nvidia. Investors expect a strong quarter but will scrutinize results and guidance to see if they justify Nvidia's lofty valuation and can revive sentiment after weeks of pressure on tech names. Mega-cap tech giant Shopify set the pace for the index with gains of over 3%, while Agnico Eagle and Barrick climbed about 2.5% each as gold edged higher on safe-haven flows ahead of the delayed US jobs report and the Fed's meeting minutes. Locally Metro Inc fell 0.7% after reporting fourth-quarter profit of C$217 million versus C$219.9 million a year earlier, hurt by higher costs at its Toronto frozen food distribution centre. Elsewhere oil prices slipped, weighing on energy producers who were the session's biggest laggards.