* TSX ends down 0.1% at 22,259.16 * Tech sector falls as Shopify ( SHOP ) tumbles 18.5% * Financials rise 0.9% * Energy adds 0.5%; oil settles up 0.8% (Updates at market close) By Fergal Smith May 8 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index fell on Wednesday as Shopify's ( SHOP ) downbeat forecast for revenue growth hammered technology...

(Reuters) - A look at the day ahead in Asian markets. Asian markets are set for a sluggish open on Thursday, with mixed U.S. corporate earnings, a firm dollar, and an upward drift in U.S. bond yields dampening investors' appetite for risky assets.  The Japanese yen is back in the spotlight, its latest bout of weakness prompting warnings from Tokyo...

May 9 (Reuters) - A look at the day ahead in Asian markets. Asian markets are set for a sluggish open on Thursday, with mixed U.S. corporate earnings, a firm dollar, and an upward drift in U.S. bond yields dampening investors' appetite for risky assets. The Japanese yen is back in the spotlight, its latest bout of weakness prompting warnings...

(Adds closing U.S. prices) * Fed still is focus as market pauses ahead of CPI data * European stocks hit record high, Wall Street ends mixed * Dollar gains on U.S. exceptionalism trade * Oil edges up after U.S. stockpiles fell last week By Herbert Lash and Harry Robertson NEW YORK/LONDON, May 8 (Reuters) - Global equity markets mostly faltered...