(Updates for European close) By Alun John LONDON, Oct 8 (Reuters) - French bonds outperformed their euro zone peers on Wednesday on the possibility that the country's parliament may agree a budget by the end of the year, despite the ongoing political crisis. The mood was much calmer than earlier in the week when developments in French and Japanese politics...

07:57 AM EDT, 10/08/2025 (MT Newswires) -- European bourses tracked moderately higher midday as traders shrugged off ongoing political turmoil in France, and weighed easing interest rates. In Paris, President Emmanuel Macron sought to finalize national budget negotiations despite the recent resignation of Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu, who held office for only 27 days and quit due to an impasse...

10:26 AM EDT, 10/08/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Asian equities traded in the US as American depositary receipts tracked higher Wednesday morning, rising 0.54% to 2,764.83 on the S&P Asia 50 ADR Index. From North Asia, the gainers were led by pet-focused platform Boqii ( BQ ) and consumer lending firm LexinFintech ( LX ) , which climbed 12% and 7.9%...

Oct 8 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index opened higher on Wednesday, rebounding from the previous day's declines, as the metal mining sector led the upward momentum after gold prices raced past $4,000 an ounce for the first time. At 9:31 a.m. ET (1331 GMT), Toronto's S&P/TSX composite index was up 0.42% at 30,477.76 points. ...