* TSX up 0.6%, set for about 1% weekly rise * Utilities, financials lead gains (Updates with market opening prices) By Ragini Mathur Jan 17 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index rose on Friday, as government bond yields eased around the world, but focus is likely to shift to policy changes from U.S. President-elect Donald Trump when he takes office...

12:18 PM EST, 01/17/2025 (MT Newswires) -- The European stock markets rose Friday as the Stoxx Europe 600 climbed 0.69%, Germany's DAX 40 nudged up 1.20%, the FTSE 100 in London advanced 1.35%, France's CAC 40 was up 0.98%, and the Swiss Market Index gained 0.46%. In the Euro area, December annual inflation declined to 2.4% compared to 2.9% a...

11:03 AM EST, 01/17/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Asian equities traded in the US as American depositary receipts were higher on Friday morning, up 0.7% to 2,095.16 on the S&P Asia 50 ADR Index. From North Asia, the gainers were led by apartment rental platform XChange (XHG) and computer hardware manufacturer Canaan (CAN), which advanced 19% and 11%, respectively. They were...

11:20 AM EST, 01/17/2025 (MT Newswires) -- European equities traded in the US as American depositary receipts were edging up on Friday morning, up 0.2% to 1,328.33 on the S&P Europe Select ADR Index. From continental Europe, the gainers were led by e-commerce company MYT (MYTE) and cybersecurity company WiseKey ( WKEY ) , which rose 10% and nearly 5%...