06:05 AM EST, 11/19/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Asian stock markets tracked moderately higher Tuesday after tech issues showed strength in overnight trading on Wall Street. Hong Kong, Shanghai and Tokyo finished in the green, as did other regional exchanges. Singapore shares hit a 17-year high. In Japan, the Nikkei 225 opened higher on Wall Street cues and held ground, finishing...

(Updates with Russia headlines, mid-morning trading) By Amanda Cooper LONDON, Nov 19 (Reuters) - Euro zone government bond yields lurched lower on Tuesday, driven by a rush of safe-haven buying on the back of fresh warnings from Russia about retaliation for any attacks on its soil or that of its allies. President Vladimir Putin said Russia could consider using nuclear...

06:20 AM EST, 11/19/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Wall Street futures pointed moderately lower pre-bell Tuesday after Russia publicly updated a military doctrine and appeared to lower the bar on the use of nuclear weapons in the Eastern European theater. In the futures, the S&P 500 fell 0.4%, the Nasdaq declined 0.3% and the Dow Jones was off 0.6%. In earnings...

* Investors rush into safe-haven currencies after Kremlin remarks * Yen, Swiss Franc jump versus euro * U.S. dollar index extends its rise * Analysts said markets too complacent to geopolitical risks * (Updates after Kremlin statement) By Stefano Rebaudo Nov 19 (Reuters) - Investors rushed into safe-haven currencies, including the U.S. dollar, the Swiss franc and the yen, after...