10:41 AM EDT, 06/20/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Asian equities traded in the US as American depositary receipts gained Thursday morning with the S&P Asia 50 ADR Index rising 0.2% to 1,952.9 From North Asia, the gainers were led by educational company Four Seasons Education ( FEDU ) , which climbed 13%, followed by semiconductor company Himax Technologies ( HIMX )...

June 20 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index opened higher on Thursday as gains in metal prices boosted mining shares and a surge in crude prices lifted energy stocks. At 9:33 a.m. ET (13:33 GMT), the Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX composite index was up 24.57 points, or 0.11%, at 21,541.47. ...

* Bullion hits highest since June 7 * US single-family housing starts fall in May * US weekly jobless claims fell in latest week * Silver up more than 2% (Recasts, adds comments and updates prices) By Brijesh Patel June 20 (Reuters) - Gold prices rose more than 1% on Thursday to their highest level in two weeks, as recent...

(Updates throughout after U.S. market open as world shares hit new record high) * Wall Street returns from day off at record high * Sterling slips as Bank of England edges toward rate cut * Swiss franc drops too as its central bank cuts again * Graphic: World FX rates http://tmsnrt.rs/2egbfVh By Amanda Cooper and Marc Jones LONDON, June 20...