* Fed decision eyed Wednesday * Brazil's real falls past 5 to the dollar * MSCI Latam FX index at lowest since March 4 (Updated at 3:50pm ET/1950 GMT) By Sruthi Shankar and Lisa Pauline Mattackal March 18 (Reuters) - Latin American currencies broadly fell on Monday as the dollar firmed amid bets the Federal Reserve will keep interest rates...

03:25 PM EDT, 03/18/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Financial stocks advanced in late Monday afternoon trading with the NYSE Financial Index adding 0.4% and the Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF) ahead 0.6%. The Philadelphia Housing Index climbed 0.1%, and the Real Estate Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLRE) gained 0.2%. Bitcoin (BTC-USD) fell 1.7% to $67,221, and the yield for 10-year...

03:19 PM EDT, 03/18/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Energy stocks rose late Monday afternoon, with the NYSE Energy Sector Index adding 0.5% and the Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLE) up 0.3%. The Philadelphia Oil Service Sector index increased 0.2%, and the Dow Jones US Utilities index advanced 0.4%. Iraq will lower its crude exports in the coming months to compensate...

04:30 PM EDT, 03/18/2024 (MT Newswires) -- US benchmark equity indexes rose Monday, as investors looked forward to the Federal Reserve's latest monetary policy decision expected this week. The Nasdaq Composite increased 0.8% to 16,103.5, while the S&P 500 advanced 0.6% to 5,149.4. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.2% to 38,790.4. Communication services paced the sector gainers. Only health...