12:17 PM EDT, 05/09/2025 (MT Newswires) -- The Toronto Stock Exchange, which opened up 160 points in early trade, has pared most of its gains and is now 53 points higher. The telecoms sector, up 3.2%, is the biggest gainer, followed by energy (+1.3%) and miners (+0.6%). Telus ( TU ) which reported its first-quarter results earlier, is 6.3% higher,...

12:07 PM EDT, 05/09/2025 (MT Newswires) -- European stock markets closed higher in Friday trading as the Stoxx Europe 600 rose 0.44%, Germany's DAX increased 0.63%, the FTSE 100 was up 0.27%, France's CAC 40 advanced 0.64%, and the Swiss Market Index gained 0.21%. Newly elected German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Friday in Brussels that individual European Union nations won't...

* World stocks gain on trade optimism * U.S. deal with UK was first since Trump's tariff pause * China/U.S. negotiations set for weekend * Bitcoin touches highest since January; oil rises 1% * U.S. dollar, Treasury yields pull back (Updates prices to U.S. morning trading) By Sinéad Carew and Nell Mackenzie NEW YORK/LONDON, May 9 (Reuters) - MSCI's global...

11:00 AM EDT, 05/09/2025 (MT Newswires) -- European equities traded in the US as American depositary receipts were tracking higher late Thursday morning, rising 0.57% to 1,408.94 on the S&P Europe Select ADR Index, which remained 1% lower for the week. From continental Europe, the gainers were led by pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk ( NVO ) and oil and gas...