April 8 (Reuters) - The discount on Western Canada Select (WCS) heavy crude versus the North American benchmark West Texas Intermediate (WTI) widened on Monday: * WCS for May delivery in Hardisty, Alberta, settled at $13.75 per barrel below WTI, according to brokerage CalRock, having settled at $13.00 a barrel below the benchmark on Friday. * Overall Canadian heavy crude...

* TSX closes down 0.02% * Healthcare, resources stocks decline * Perpetua Resources receives nod for $1.8 bln loan; shares gain 32% (Updates with closing numbers) By Purvi Agarwal and Divya Rajagopal April 8 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index ended flat on Monday, as gains in financials and industrial stocks were offset by losses in healthcare driven by Bausch...

April 9 (Reuters) - A look at the day ahead in Asian markets. Consumer confidence surveys from Japan and Australia and Taiwan's latest inflation print top the Asia-Pacific calendar on Tuesday, with risk appetite more broadly managing to hold up in the face of U.S. Treasury yields breaking out to new 2024 highs. The 10-year U.S. Treasury yield on Monday...

(Reuters) - A look at the day ahead in Asian markets. Consumer confidence surveys from Japan and Australia and Taiwan's latest inflation print top the Asia-Pacific calendar on Tuesday, with risk appetite more broadly managing to hold up in the face of U.S. Treasury yields breaking out to new 2024 highs. The 10-year U.S. Treasury yield on Monday rose to...