10:49 AM EDT, 06/18/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Asian equities traded in the US as American depositary receipts were rising Wednesday morning, up 0.4% to 2,283.81 on the S&P Asia 50 ADR Index. From North Asia, the gainers were led by pharmaceutical company Ascentage (AAPG) and financial service provider CNFinance ( CNF ) , which advanced 11% and 6.9%, respectively. They...

11:15 AM EDT, 06/18/2025 (MT Newswires) -- European equities traded in the US as American depositary receipts were edging up on Wednesday morning, up nearly 0.1% to 1,466.83 on the S&P Europe Select ADR Index. From continental Europe, the gainers were led by steel producer ArcelorMittal ( MT ) and bank Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria ( BBVA ) , which...

* Euro zone bonds ease slightly ahead of Fed Reserve meeting * Germany's 10-year bond yield down nearly 4 basis points * U.S. central bank expected to keep benchmark rate unchanged (Updates moves, adds context) By Alun John LONDON, June 18 (Reuters) - Euro zone bond yields eased slightly on Wednesday with traders awaiting the outcome of the Federal Reserve...

* Stocks edge up after muted open on Wall Street * Oil falls after Trump says Iran wants to negotiate * Trump says Nobody knows what I am going to do * Fed expected to leave rates unchanged * U.S. Treasury yields fall By Isla Binnie and Naomi Rovnick NEW YORK/LONDON June 18 (Reuters) - Wall Street indexes posted modest...