July 10 (Reuters) - The discount on Western Canada Select (WCS) heavy crude versus the North American benchmark West Texas Intermediate (WTI) narrowed on Wednesday: * WCS for August delivery in Hardisty, Alberta, settled at $13.50 a barrel below WTI on Wednesday, according to brokerage CalRock, narrowing by 10 cents a barrel on the day below WTI. * Refineries and...

U.S. stocks traded higher toward the end of trading, with the Nasdaq Composite gaining around 1% on Wednesday. The Dow traded up 0.50% to 39,488.59 while the NASDAQ rose 1.01% to 18,615.28. The S&P 500 also rose, gaining, 0.70% to 5,616.11. Check This Out: Nvidia, Amazon And 2 Other Stocks Insiders Are Selling Leading and Lagging Sectors Materials shares jumped...

* TSX up 1.4% * Materials drive gains, up 2.4% (Updates to close) By Nikhil Sharma and Nivedita Balu July 10 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index rose on Wednesday, boosted by gold shares, ahead of U.S. economic reports which could provide further clues on the Federal Reserve's monetary policy path. The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX composite index closed up...

* Fed's cautious optimism raises hopes for rate cuts * Dollar edges down, sterling gains * Oil rises as data shows larger than expected crude draw (Updates prices at 2:43 p.m ET/ 1843 GMT) By Sinéad Carew and Lawrence White NEW YORK/LONDON, July 10 (Reuters) - A global equities gauge rose to record levels on Wednesday while U.S. Treasury yields...