March 12 - What matters in U.S. and global markets today By Mike Dolan, Editor-At-Large, Finance and Markets Crude oil is testing $100 per barrel once again, briefly topping that important threshold overnight after rising nearly 5% on Wednesday, as more attacks on ships in the Gulf outweighed the impact of the International Energy Agency's plan for a record release...

* TSX benefits from shift to HALO stocks amid AI disruption * Energy sector adds 28% since the start of the year * Foreign investment in Canadian equities rises in recent months * Canadian fiscal policy supports HALO stocks with major investments By Fergal Smith TORONTO, March 12 (Reuters) - Investors are turning to Canada's resource-rich stock market for shelter...

* EM stocks down 1.1%, FX down 0.33% * Energy price surge a risk to Hungary's rating - S&P * Turkey's c.bank to pause rate cuts as U.S.-Iran war weighs By Pranav Kashyap March 12 (Reuters) - Emerging market assets slid broadly on Thursday as the Iran war entered its 13th day with no sign of easing, while neighbouring Turkey...

* Oil prices surge; stock futures in the red * Bond yields climb, market trims bets for Fed cuts * Euro under pressure versus dollar By Niket Nishant and Stella Qiu LONDON/SYDNEY, March 12 (Reuters) - Global shares fell on Thursday as attacks on oil tankers in the Gulf shattered any prospects of an imminent de-escalation in the Middle East...