Stantec is trading at $71.00, up +5.59%, with the catalyst unclear. - No fresh, clearly attributable company announcement surfaced for September 30; recent Q2 results date to August 12. - The $0.245 dividend’s September 29 ex-date is recent, but available sources do not link it to this pre-market rise. - Major indices are nearly flat in the supplied market context, so broad-market strength does not explain the move; the price change is based on the provided pre-market context.