* Asian stock markets: https://tmsnrt.rs/2zpUAr4 * European stock futures rally 1%, Wall St futures gain * Oil nurses heavy losses, euro outperforms * Nikkei gains 1.1% on weaker yen By Stella Qiu SYDNEY, Feb 13 (Reuters) - U.S. and European stock futures rallied on Thursday on optimism over prospects of a peace deal between Ukraine and Russia, offsetting a jump...

SYDNEY (Reuters) - U.S. and European stock futures rallied on Thursday on optimism over prospects of a peace deal between Ukraine and Russia, offsetting a jump in Treasury yields as hot inflation threatens to close the door to any policy easing in the U.S. this year. Global trade war fears persisted as U.S. President Donald Trump said he would impose...

* TSX ends down 0.3% at 25,563.11 * Energy falls 2.2%; oil settles 2.7% lower * Materials group rises 1.2% * Barrick Gold ( GOLD ) adds 6.3% after profit beat (Updates at market close) By Ragini Mathur and Fergal Smith Feb 12 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index fell on Wednesday as a drop in oil prices weighed on...

SYDNEY (Reuters) - U.S. and European stock futures rallied on Thursday on optimism over prospects of a peace deal between Ukraine and Russia, offsetting a jump in Treasury yields as hot inflation threatens to close the door to any policy easing in the U.S. this year. Global trade war fears persisted as U.S. President Donald Trump said he would impose...