09:21 AM EDT, 04/18/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Energy stocks were advancing pre-bell Thursday with the Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund ( XLE ) up 0.2% recently. The United States Oil Fund ( USO ) was 0.3% higher and the United States Natural Gas Fund ( UNG ) was up 0.6%. Front-month US West Texas Intermediate crude oil was up 0.3%...

April 18 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes opened higher on Thursday as some chip stocks rebounded, while investors digested commentary from Federal Reserve officials to ascertain the outlook for interest-rate cuts. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 93.90 points, or 0.25%, at the open to 37,847.21. The S&P 500 opened higher by 9.31 points, or 0.19%, at 5,031.52, while...

09:26 AM EDT, 04/18/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Gold pushed back above the US$2,400 mark early on Thursday despite rising treasury yields as the metal continues to test record highs. Gold for June delivery was last seen up US$12.20 to US$2,400.60 per ounce. The metal has been unable to sustain a move above the US$2,400 mark despite buying momentum. Gold prices...

(Updates as of 9:30 am ET) By David Randall NEW YORK, April 18 (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury yields continued to move higher on Thursday as investors weighed economic data and warnings from Federal Reserve officials that the decline in inflation may have stalled. Yields have jumped near five-month highs this week following stronger-than-expected inflation data last week. Markets are now...