(Updates moves, adds context) LONDON/GDANSK, May 21 (Reuters) - Euro zone government bond yields rose on Wednesday as higher oil prices added to pressure on longer-dated bonds, already struggling globally due to worries about countries' fiscal positions, particularly the U.S. Germany's 10-year yield, the benchmark for the euro zone, rose 4 basis points to 2.637%, while Italy's 10-year yield was...

11:04 AM EDT, 05/21/2025 (MT Newswires) -- European equities traded in the US as American depositary receipts were tracking higher late Wednesday morning, rising 0.61% to 1,465.88 on the S&P Europe Select ADR Index. From continental Europe, the gainers were led by biopharmaceutical company Genfit ( GNFT ) and petroleum refiner Equinor ( EQNR ) , which rose 8.4% and...

12:08 PM EDT, 05/21/2025 (MT Newswires) -- European stock markets closed mixed in Wednesday trading as the Stoxx Europe 600 edged 0.04% lower, Germany's DAX gained 0.36%, the FTSE 100 was up 0.06%, France's CAC 40 was down 0.40%, and the Swiss Market Index declined 0.22%. A marked spike in uncertainty in global trade, defense, international cooperation, and regulation could...

10:38 AM EDT, 05/21/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Asian equities traded in the US as American depositary receipts were modestly higher Wednesday morning, rising 0.15% to 2,260.96 on the S&P Asia 50 ADR Index. From North Asia, the gainers were led by media company Phoenix New Media ( FENG ) and fintech firm Pintec Technology ( PT ) , which advanced...