(Reuters) - A look at the day ahead in Asian markets. Asian markets could lose steam on Thursday following a sluggish performance on Wall Street on Wednesday, and as the sugar high from China's biggest economic and market stimulus package since the pandemic earlier in the week shows signs of fading.  Higher U.S. bond yields across the curve and the...

Shares of electric vehicle maker Tesla, Inc. ( TSLA ) advanced strongly in the premarket session on Thursday. The upside is in line with the buoyancy shown by the index futures, which are up sharply early Thursday. Much of the optimism toward the stock could be due to the 50 basis point cut in the Fed funds rate, which serves...

10:43 AM EDT, 09/19/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Asian equities traded in the US as American depositary receipts were surging higher Thursday morning, up 2.91% to 1,978.75 on the S&P Asia 50 ADR Index. From North Asia, the gainers were led by automotive ecommerce platform Cango ( CANG ) and media company Phoenix New Media ( FENG ) , which climbed...

* TSX ends down 0.2% at 23,905.88 * Posts first decline in five sessions * Energy falls 1.8%; oil settles 2.6% lower * Lightspeed jumps 13.3% as company explores options (Updates at market close) By Fergal Smith Sept 25 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index ended lower on Wednesday as a drop in oil prices weighed on energy shares and...