ORLANDO, Florida, Aug 18 (Reuters) - TRADING DAY Making sense of the forces driving global markets By Jamie McGeever, Markets Columnist Many world markets took a breather on Monday as investors awaited the outcome of U.S. President Donald Trump's extraordinary meetings with Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskiy and many European leaders, and looked ahead to Fed Chair Jerome Powell's keynote speech in...

04:17 PM EDT, 08/18/2025 (MT Newswires) -- The Toronto Stock Exchange eked out a modest gain in the final minutes of Monday's session, for its first gain since posting a record close last Wednesday, amid mixed commodity prices and on a dearth of market moving catalysts. The resources heavy S&P/TSX Composite Index came with a late run to close up...

* US, European stocks steady as Ukraine talks continue * Oil rises as US, Ukraine, Europe hold talks * Dollar nudges higher before Jackson Hole meeting (Adds new comment, Trump/Zelenskiy meeting outcome, updates prices) By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss and Samuel Indyk NEW YORK/LONDON, Aug 18 (Reuters) - Wall Street and European shares ended flat to modestly lower on Monday ahead of...

* TSX ends up 0.1% at 27,922.85 * Consumer staples sector rises 1.4% * Telco stocks rise for eighth straight day * Air Canada ( ACDVF ) shares fall nearly 3% (Updates at market close) By Fergal Smith Aug 18 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index edged higher on Monday as consumer-related shares notched gains and investors awaited Canadian inflation...