* Brazil consumer prices up in mid-March, annual inflation slows * Peru economy likely grew 2-3% in February - minister * Nigeria hikes rates for second straight time * FX up 0.2%, stocks up 0.5% (Updated at 4 p.m. ET/2000 GMT) By Ankika Biswas and Lisa Pauline Mattackal March 26 (Reuters) - Most Latin American currencies and equity markets were...

01:16 PM EDT, 03/26/2024 (MT Newswires) -- The European stock markets closed higher in Tuesday trading as the Stoxx Europe 600 gained 0.3%, the Swiss Market Index was up nearly 0.4%, France's CAC increased 0.4%, the FTSE in London rose 0.2%, and Germany's DAX closed nearly 0.8% higher. The European economy remains on track for activity to improve and employment...

* Loonie trades in a range of 1.3553 to 1.3590 * Price of U.S. oil settles 0.4% lower * Flash estimate shows wholesale trade up in February * Canadian bond yields rise across the curve By Fergal Smith TORONTO, March 26 (Reuters) - The Canadian dollar was little changed against its U.S. counterpart on Tuesday, with the currency holding near...

(Updates as of 1430 ET) By Alden Bentley and Amanda Cooper NEW YORK/LONDON, March 26 (Reuters) - Wall Street eked out gains in line with other global share indexes on Tuesday and the yen was hovering not far above 2022 intervention levels after jawboning by a Japanese official to deter yen shorting since last week's monetary policy tightening. Treasury yields...