07:12 AM EST, 01/17/2025 (MT Newswires) -- US benchmark equity indexes were trending higher ahead of Friday's opening bell as traders await the final round of bank earnings for the week. Standard & Poor's 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.4% each in premarket activity, while the Nasdaq added 0.5%. Asian exchanges were mixed to lower while European...

SINGAPORE, Jan 17 (Reuters) - Asian spot liquefied natural gas (LNG) prices slightly declined this week, weighed by healthy inventory levels in the region and weak demand. The average LNG price for March delivery into north-east Asia slipped to $13.90 per million British thermal units (mmBtu), versus $14.00/mmBtu last week, industry sources estimated. The slight decrease was attributed to weak...

Jan 17 (Reuters) - Futures for Canada's main stock index rose on Friday as oil prices increased, while investors await next week's domestic economic data and policy changes from U.S. President-elect Donald Trump after he takes office. March futures on the S&P/TSX index were up 0.28% at 6.36 a.m. ET (1136 GMT). Energy stocks rose as oil prices headed for...

Jan 17 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index opened higher on Friday, boosted by information technology stocks, while investors await next week's domestic economic data and policy changes from U.S. President-elect Donald Trump after he takes office. At 9:31 a.m. ET (1431 GMT), the Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX composite index was up 0.35% at 24932.49. ...