07:11 AM EDT, 10/04/2024 (MT Newswires) -- US equity markets were pointing higher before the open Friday as traders await the national employment situation report for September. Standard & Poor's 500 increased 0.3%, the Nasdaq added 0.4% and the Dow Jones Industrial Average edged up 0.1% in premarket activity. The majority of Asian exchanges and European bourses were trending upwards....

SINGAPORE, Oct 4 (Reuters) - Asian spot liquefied natural gas (LNG) remained flat for a second consecutive week, with buyers staying away at the end of the cooling season and waiting for price levels to fall further. The average LNG price for November delivery into north-east Asia was at $13.10 per million British thermal units (mmBtu), industry sources estimated. Asian...

LONDON (Reuters) -Oil prices rose sharply on Friday, and were on track for 10% weekly gains as investors weighed the prospect of a wider Middle East conflict disrupting crude flows after President Biden said the US was discussing an Israeli attack on Iranian oil facilities. Brent crude futures were up $1.09, or 1.4%, at $78.71 a barrel, as of 1120...

10:52 AM EDT, 10/04/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Asian equities traded in the US as American depositary receipts were moving sharply higher Friday morning, rising 1.17% to 2,157.49 on the S&P Asia 50 ADR Index. With the rally, the index is poised to end the week up about 1.3%. From North Asia, the gainers were led by consumer lending firm LexinFintech...