April 15 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index opened lower on Wednesday, as losses in mining stocks weighed on the commodities-heavy market despite optimism around the possible resumption of peace talks in the Middle East. At 09:30 a.m. ET, the Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX Composite Index was down 0.1% at 34,084.56 points. ...

07:43 AM EDT, 04/15/2026 (MT Newswires) -- European bourses tracked marginally lower midday Wednesday as traders mulled the earnings season and awaited clarity on possible Tehran-Washington peace talks. Property and tech stocks led gains on continental trading floors, while bank and oil shares lagged. Upmarket retail stocks pulled back after disappointing quarterly results from luxury-good purveyors Hermes and Kering, who...

April 15 (Reuters) - What matters in U.S. and global markets today By Mike Dolan, Editor-at-Large, Finance and Markets Global stock markets are largely back near pre-war levels and Wall Street is once again flirting with record highs, as the mood music from the Middle East and Washington turns positive on hopes of more peace talks. Real or imagined, that...

10:44 AM EDT, 04/15/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Asian equities traded in the US as American depositary receipts were tracking higher Wednesday morning, rising 0.59% to 2,820.86 on the S&P Asia 50 ADR Index. From North Asia, the gainers were led by consumer lender Eason Technology ( DXF ) and education company 51Talk Online Education Group ( COE ) , which...