Oct 17 (Reuters) - Futures tied to Canada's main stock index rose on Thursday due to higher crude and gold prices, while investors braced for U.S. economic data expected later in the day. December futures on the S&P/TSX index were up 0.3% at 6:08 a.m. ET (10:08 GMT). Canada's energy sector came in focus as oil prices rose, with investors...

07:58 AM EDT, 10/17/2024 (MT Newswires) -- European bourses tracked moderately higher Thursday after a strong earnings report from a bellwether chipmaking colossus and ahead of a policy announcement from the European Central Bank. The ECB is expected to cut its key policy rates by 0.25%, to be disclosed ahead of an afternoon press conference in Frankfurt. In tech news,...

07:17 AM EDT, 10/17/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Asian stock markets largely lost ground Thursday, after Beijing's stimulus plans met a tepid reception, and Japan's trade figures underwhelmed traders. Hong Kong, Shanghai, and Tokyo finished in the red, as did most other regional exchanges. In Japan, the Nikkei 225 opened evenly but trailed lower, finishing off 0.7% on tech-sector concerns and...

07:09 AM EDT, 10/17/2024 (MT Newswires) -- US benchmark equity indexes were mostly tracking in the green before Thursday's opening bell as investors await some key economic reports and earnings results. Standard & Poor's 500 rose 0.4%, the Nasdaq added 0.8%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average was slightly in the red in premarket activity. The majority of Asian exchanges...