LONDON, Dec 29 (Reuters) - Euro zone government bond yields edged down on Monday, with benchmark 10-year German Bund yields holding below recent nine-month highs in trade thinned by the holiday season. That move followed a decline in U.S. Treasury ‌yields on Friday, when markets across much of Europe were closed. An easing in speculation over the ​scope for European...

05:49 AM EST, 12/29/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Asian stock markets were mixed on the downside Monday, as traders weighed possible tightening by the Bank of Japan and as soft industrial profits report from Beijing. Hong Kong, Shanghai and Tokyo finished in the red, while other regional exchanges were mixed but with gains in Seoul and Taiwan. In Japan, the Nikkei...

06:36 AM EST, 12/29/2025 (MT Newswires) -- European bourses tracked sideways midday Monday as traders weighed another round of Ukraine-Russia ceasefire negotiations, amid a general lack of market catalysts. Property and tech stocks led mild gains on continental trading floors, while oil and retail shares were steady. US President Donald Trump personally met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday...

Dec 29 (Reuters) - Futures linked to Canada's main stock index were subdued on Monday following a holiday break, starting the final week of the year cautiously, as metal prices retreated. The March futures on the S&P/TSX ‌index were down 0.09% as of 06:41 a.m. ET. Toronto's S&P/TSX composite index ​fell on Wednesday on Christmas Eve during thin holiday trading,...