* Brent tumbles after reaching a four-year high * ECB and BoE both hold rates in Europe * Global bond yields drop * Apple ( AAPL ) results due later on Thursday on Wall Street (Updates to midday) By Caroline Valetkevitch and Marc Jones NEW YORK/LONDON, April 30 (Reuters) - Global bond yields fell and major stock indexes gained on...

12:04 PM EDT, 04/30/2026 (MT Newswires) -- The European stock markets were tracking sharply higher in Thursday trading as The Stoxx Europe was rising 1.3%, Germany's DAX was also up 1.3%, the FTSE 100 was climbing 1.5%, the Swiss Market Index increased 0.7%, and France's CAC was advancing 0.5%. Euro area annual inflation is expected to be 3.0% in April,...

April 30 (Reuters) - London's FTSE 100 index rose on Thursday, with upbeat results from Rolls-Royce and Glencore ( GLCNF ) bolstering sentiment, while rate-sensitive mid-cap stocks rallied after the Bank of England held its interest rate steady. The blue-chip FTSE 100 closed 1.6% higher at 10,378.82 points, while the midcap FTSE 250 gained 1.2%, snapping a five-day losing streak....

12:22 PM EDT, 04/30/2026 (MT Newswires) -- The Toronto Stock Exchange is up 455 points at midday, partially recouping some of the 630 points lost over five straight days of losses. The best performers are healthcare (+3.6%) and materials (+2.3%). Bausch Health ( BHC ) , which reported an earnings beat after markets closed on Wednesday, is near-10% higher, to...