(writes through with afternoon prices) * S&P 500 hits intraday record high * Oil fluctuates as Reuters reports Iran offers Hormuz proposal * Investors hope for swift end to Iran war * US dollar alternates between modest gains and losses By Isla Binnie NEW YORK, April 15 (Reuters) - Wall Street's stock benchmark S&P 500 touched an intraday record high...

04:21 PM EDT, 04/15/2026 (MT Newswires) -- The Toronto Stock Exchange closed higher again on Wednesday, continuing a streak that has seen in rise in all but one of the past 11 sessions as investors, already bullish on market fundamentals even amid geopolitical turbulence, were further buoyed by optimism around the Canadian economy ahead of the federal government's Spring Fiscal...

* TSX ends up 0.2% at 34,155.99 * Posts highest closing level since March 2 * Technology sector adds 3.6% * BRP tumbles 35.4% after suspending guidance (Updates to the close of markets) By Tharuniyaa Lakshmi and Fergal Smith TORONTO, April 15 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index edged up to a six-week high on Wednesday as investors weighed prospects...

* S&P 500, Nasdaq hit record closing highs * Oil steadies after Reuters reports Iran offers Hormuz proposal * Investors hope for swift end to Iran war * US dollar nearly unchanged, errs on the side of a decline (Updates with closing prices) By Isla Binnie NEW YORK, April 15 (Reuters) - Wall Street's stock benchmark S&P 500 and tech-heavy...