SINGAPORE, Oct 4 (Reuters) - Asian spot liquefied natural gas (LNG) remained flat for a second consecutive week, with buyers staying away at the end of the cooling season and waiting for price levels to fall further. The average LNG price for November delivery into north-east Asia was at $13.10 per million British thermal units (mmBtu), industry sources estimated. Asian...

06:51 AM EDT, 10/04/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Asian stock markets turned in a choppy Friday, as traders weighed Beijing plans for economic stimulus, but also Middle East turmoil and oil prices. Hong Kong gained, Tokyo finished in the green, and Shanghai remained closed on holiday. Other regional exchanges largely finished moderately lower. In Japan, the Nikkei 225 opened evenly, see-sawed,...

TORONTO, Oct 4 (Reuters) - Canadian economic activity rebounded in September after contracting in the prior month as the pace of price increases cooled to its slowest in six months, Ivey Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) data showed on Friday. The seasonally adjusted index rose to 53.1 from 48.2 in August. A reading above 50 indicates an increase in activity. August's...

07:11 AM EDT, 10/04/2024 (MT Newswires) -- US equity markets were pointing higher before the open Friday as traders await the national employment situation report for September. Standard & Poor's 500 increased 0.3%, the Nasdaq added 0.4% and the Dow Jones Industrial Average edged up 0.1% in premarket activity. The majority of Asian exchanges and European bourses were trending upwards....