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Exchange-Traded Funds Fall, US Equities Mixed After Midday

Broad Market IndicatorsBroad-market exchange-traded funds IWM and IVV declined. Actively traded Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) eased 0.1%.US equity indexes were mixed in midday trading Friday as a fragile Iran ceasefire deal looked set to hold until peace talks start in Pakistan.EnergyIShares US Energy ETF (IYE) and the State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR (XLE) each dropped about 0.8%.TechnologyThe State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) rose 0.4%; iShares US Technology ETF (IYW) and iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF (IGM) each added 0.3%.The State Street SPDR S&P Semiconductor (XSD) gained 1.6%, and iShares Semiconductor (SOXX) climbed 2.4%.FinancialThe State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR (XLF) fell 1.1%. Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (FAS) declined 3.4%, and its bearish counterpart, Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (FAZ), climbed 3.6%.CommoditiesCrude oil rose 0.6%, and the United States Oil Fund (USO) eased 0.4%. Natural gas fell 012%, and the United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) dropped 0.8%.Gold on Comex lost 0.7%, and the State Street SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) fell 0.1%. Silver shed 0.1%, and iShares Silver Trust (SLV) rose 0.8%.ConsumerThe State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR (XLP) eased 1%. The Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (VDC) fell 1.1%, and iShares Dow Jones US Consumer Goods (IYK) was 0.6% lower.The State Street Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR (XLY) fell 0.3%. VanEck Retail ETF (RTH) dropped 0.6%, while the State Street SPDR S&P Retail (XRT) declined 1.4%.Health CareThe State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR (XLV) fell 0.9%, and iShares US Healthcare (IYH) and Vanguard Health Care ETF (VHT) dropped. IShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) shed 1.6%.IndustrialThe State Street Industrial Select Sector SPDR (XLI) eased 0.1%. Vanguard Industrials Index Fund (VIS) and iShares US Industrials (IYJ) dropped.CryptocurrencyIn midday activity, bitcoin (BTC-USD) rose 0.7%. Among cryptocurrency ETFs, ProShares Bitcoin ETF (BITO) added 1.2%, ProShares Ether ETF (EETH) gained 1.1%, and ProShares Bitcoin & Ether Market Cap Weight ETF (BETH) was up 0.2%.

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Commodities155d ago

US Rig Count Drops by 3, Baker Hughes (BKR) Says

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Sectors155d ago

Sector Update: Tech

Tech stocks were higher Friday afternoon, with the State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) up 0.3% and the State Street SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD) rising 1.6%.The Philadelphia Semiconductor index climbed 2.3%.In corporate news, CoreWeave (CRWV) shares jumped 12% after the AI cloud computing company struck a deal to support the development and deployment of Anthropic's Claude AI models.

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Insider Trading155d ago

Monolithic Power Systems Insider Sold Shares Worth $11,698,654, According to a Recent SEC Filing

Saria Tseng, Executive Vice President & General Counsel, on April 08, 2026, sold 8,963 shares in Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR) for $11,698,654. Following the Form 4 filing with the SEC, Tseng has control over a total of 157,983 common shares of the company, with 156,983 shares held directly and 1,000 controlled indirectly.SEC Filing:https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1280452/000121465926004535/xslF345X05/marketforms-72913.xmlPrice: $1344.18, Change: $+9.97, Percent Change: +0.75%

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Equities155d ago

Eni Unit Plenitude Completes Acquisition of Acea Energia, Stake in Umbria Energy for $585.8 Million

Eni (E) unit Plenitude completed the acquisition of 100% of ACEA Group's Acea Energia unit and the parent's 50% stake in Umbria Energy for about 500 million euros ($585.8 million), gaining about 1.2 million customers in Italy.The purchase price was based on an enterprise value of 448 million euros, adjusted for net cash as of Dec. 31, 2024, and other standard financial adjustments, including an 82 million euro dividend distributed to ACEA, the companies said Friday in a statement.The deal, approved by regulators, includes an earn-out of up to 100 million euros, payable to ACEA if certain operating targets are met in mid-2027.Customers classified as "vulnerable" were excluded from the sale and will remain with ACEA, the companies said.Price: $56.34, Change: $+0.66, Percent Change: +1.19%

Asia Markets155d ago

US Equity Indexes Mixed Amid Anticipated Iran Peace Talks, Expected Hot Inflation

US equity indexes were mixed in Friday's midday trading as a fragile Iran truce looked set to hold until peace talks begin in Pakistan on Saturday, while a red-hot inflation read was in line with the outlook.The Nasdaq Composite rose 0.3% to 22,887.1, while the S&P 500 fell 0.2% to 6,814.3 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average slid 0.6% to 47,881.5. Technology and materials were among the gainers, while consumer staples, health care, and financials led the decliners.A key aim of the Iran peace talks in Islamabad is to fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz, where President Donald Trump said Thursday that Iran is "doing a very poor job" of letting crude oil pass and cautioned against collecting tolls in the strategic waterway, the report said.Iran's parliament speaker, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, said talks cannot start until the US meets two conditions: a ceasefire in Lebanon and the release of blocked Iranian assets.Vice President JD Vance, setting off for US-Iran talks in Pakistan's capital Islamabad, said Washington is "willing to extend the open hand" in this weekend's negotiations but warned Tehran not to "try to play us," The Wall Street Journal said.Ambassadors from Israel, Lebanon, and the US will hold talks in Washington, DC, on Friday to set the table for future negotiations between Israel and Lebanon, an Israeli official and a source familiar with the talks told CNN. The initial discussions will target an agreement on the agenda for direct negotiations, which Israel said would be aimed at disarming Hezbollah and establishing "peaceful relations" between the two countries.West Texas Intermediate crude oil futures advanced 1% to $98.92, and Brent crude futures climbed 1.3% to $97.08.In economic news, US consumer inflation accelerated to its highest monthly reading in nearly four years in March as the Middle East conflict sent energy prices sharply higher.The consumer price index advanced 0.9% last month, its strongest pace of growth since June 2022, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday. The latest print met a Bloomberg-polled consensus view. Prices rose 0.3% in February. Annually, inflation grew to 3.3% from February's 2.4% rise, falling short of Wall Street's 3.4% projection.Energy price growth jumped about 11% sequentially in March, led by a 21% surge in gasoline, accounting for nearly three-quarters of the headline increase, official data showed.US Treasury yields rose, with the 10-year up 2.6 basis points to 4.32% and the two-year climbed 2.5 basis points to 3.81%."The fallout of the US/Israel-Iran war was evident in the March consumer price index," Oxford Economics Lead US Economist Bernard Yaros said in remarks emailed to.In company news, Barclays adjusted its price target for Fair Isaac's (FICO) shares to $1,950 from $2,400 while maintaining its overweight rating. The stock traded down 14% intraday, among the steepest decliners on the SP 500.In precious metals, gold futures fell 0.7% to $4,784.9 and silver futures slipped 0.3% to $76.22.

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Commodities155d ago

Biofuel's Weekly Value Changes Seen in Retail Prices for SAF, Renewable Diesel, The Digest Says

Weekly retail price for sustainable aviation fuel rose, renewable diesel dropped, and biodiesel remained unchanged, according to price assessments from The Digest.For the week of Apr. 2-9, biodiesel's Renewable Fuel Standard value of $1.29 per gallon was unchanged from a week ago. Biodiesel's Low Carbon Fuel Standard value of $0.49/gal was unchanged from a week ago. Additionally, the biofuel's tax credit value at $1/gal and energy value of $3.27/gal were unchanged. Biodiesel's retail price of $6.05/gal on Thursday was unchanged from a week ago.Renewable diesel's retail price of $6.71/gal this week is below $7/gal, down from last week. RD's energy value of $3.93/gal on Thursday was below $4.22/gal from a week ago. RD's RFS value is $1.29/gal, unchanged from a week ago. Its tax credit value at $1/gal was unchanged over the week. RD's LCFS value of $0.49/gal was also unchanged from a week ago.Ethanol's weekly performance was mixed. Its LCFS value of $0.12/gal, energy value of $0.47/gal, and RFS value of $1.13/gal were unchanged from a week ago. The retail price of $1.72/gal was also unchanged from a week ago.For sustainable aviation fuel, its energy value at $5.71/gal was above $5.33/gal a week ago. SAF's retail price of $9.03/gal was above $8.65 a week ago. SAF's RFS value was $1.29/gal, unchanged from a week ago. Its LCFS value was $0.49/gal, also unchanged from a week ago, and its tax credit value was unchanged at $1.54/gal.Note: These values are for delivery into a US market with a clean-fuel standard. Conventional ethanol is modeled at a Carbon Intensity of 70, while RD, SAF, biodiesel, and cellulosic ethanol are modeled at a CI of 20, and green hydrogen at CI -5. Individual companies or processes may have CI scores that are higher or lower than those used to calculate LCFS credits.

Commodities155d ago

EMEA Natural Gas Update: Prices Ease on Peace Hopes but Supply Risks Limit Decline

European natural gas futures retraced some earlier losses in after-hours trading on Friday but remained below the previous close as optimism over potential peace agreements weighed on prices.The front-month Dutch TTF contract declined 5.02% to 43.86 euros per megawatt-hour, while UK NBP futures dropped 5.63% to 110.19 British pence per therm.Prices initially traded lower as momentum built around diplomatic efforts tied to Middle Eastern conflicts. A Friday Bloomberg report also indicated that Ukraine's lead negotiator with Russia sees progress toward a potential agreement with the Kremlin and suggested a resolution to the war may not take long to achieve.However, losses were partially reversed as traders refocused on supply fundamentals, including the need to replenish low inventories and the uncertain outlook for ongoing peace negotiations.Diplomatic developments remain in focus. US Vice President JD Vance is scheduled to hold talks with Iranian counterparts in Islamabad on Saturday, while Israeli and Lebanese negotiators are set to meet in Washington next week to discuss potential resolutions to regional conflicts.Supply constraints continued to provide underlying support. ANZ analyst Daniel Hynes said LNG tankers remain stranded in the Persian Gulf with no clear end to the standoff, adding that the situation is being compounded by disruptions in Australia as Chevron's Wheatstone facility is operating at about 50% capacity following cyclone damage last month, while workers at the Ichthys LNG export plant are considering industrial action after failed talks with operator Inpex Corp.The Hormuz Strait Monitor said seven ships passed the Strait in the past 24 hours, down considerably from the pre-conflict norm of around 138 per day, according to the UK's Joint Maritime Information Center.On the storage front, Gas Infrastructure Europe reported that EU inventories stood at 28.91% of capacity on Friday, down from about 35% a year earlier.In its Summer Supply Outlook for 2026, the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Gas said Thursday that EU infrastructure capacity should allow storage levels to reach at least 80% by Nov. 1. The group noted that steady injections since early April are a positive sign, adding that an extended refill period could ease price pressure and reduce the risk of a late-season rush to secure supplies. However, it warned that damage to the Gulf's energy infrastructure and ongoing disruption in the Strait of Hormuz could have longer-term effects. Separately, Energy Commissioner Dan Jorgensen also urged member states to consider reaching the 80% storage target earlier in the injection season to improve market certainty.

US Markets155d ago

CoreWeave Signs AI Cloud Deal With Anthropic; Shares Jump

CoreWeave (CRWV) shares jumped Friday after the artificial intelligence cloud computing company struck a deal to support the development and deployment of Anthropic's Claude AI models.Under the multiyear agreement, the Amazon-backed (AMZN) AI startup will use CoreWeave's cloud platform to run workloads at production scale. It will bring computing capacity for Anthropic online later this year.CoreWeave shares were up nearly 11% in Friday afternoon trade, bringing its year-to-date gains to 42%."AI is no longer just about infrastructure, it's about the platforms that turn models into real-world impact," CoreWeave Chief Executive Michael Intrator said. "It's exactly the kind of real-world deployment of AI that CoreWeave was built for."The company said the collaboration with Anthropic will initially target a phased infrastructure roll-out, with the potential to expand over time.Anthropic didn't respond to' request for comment.On Thursday, CoreWeave agreed to supply AI cloud capacity to tech giant Meta Platforms (META) in a $21 billion deal as the companies expanded their partnership.CoreWeave said Friday that nine of the leading 10 AI model providers now use its platform.Separately, the company said Friday it priced an upsized private offering of $3.5 billion of 1.75% convertible senior notes due 2032, with settlement expected Tuesday.Earlier this week, Broadcom (AVGO) agreed to produce AI chips for Alphabet's (GOOG, GOOGL) Google and expanded its collaboration with Anthropic.Price: $102.98, Change: $+10.98, Percent Change: +11.93%

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Mining & Metals155d ago

NexLiving Communities Q4 Funds From Operations Rise 53%

NexLiving Communities (NXLV.V) Friday said fourth-quarter funds from operations (FFO) jumped 53%.The multi-family real-estate company said FFO rose to $2.0 million, or $0.06 per share, from $1.3 million, or $0.04 per share, in the previous corresponding quarter,Net operating income increased 7.4% to $5.3 million, a statement said.NexLiving also said Ahmed Shethwala has been promoted to chief financial officer, effective immediately. Shethwala joined the company in 2022 and has served as vice president, finance since 2024.He succeeds Glenn Holmes, who is retiring from the role.NexLiving shares were last seen up $0.03 to $1.98 on the TSX Venture Exchange.Price: $1.98, Change: $+0.03, Percent Change: +1.54%

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Equities155d ago

Update: Market Chatter: EQT, KKR Show Interest in PolyPeptide Takeover

(Updates with KKR's response to a request for comment.)EQT AB and KKR (KKR) are among private equity firms showing takeover interest in PolyPeptide Group, Bloomberg reported Friday, citing people with knowledge of the matter.Advent has also been reviewing a possible acquisition of the Swiss contract drugmaker, the report said.KKR declined to comment, while EQT didn't immediately reply to a request for comment from.(Market Chatter news is derived from conversations with market professionals globally. This information is believed to be from reliable sources but may include rumor and speculation. Accuracy is not guaranteed.)Price: $90.17, Change: $-2.66, Percent Change: -2.87%

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Equities155d ago

Update: Shell Confirms Plan to Produce Gas at Venezuela-Trinidad Offshore Field

(Updates with company confirmation in the headline and throughout the story.)Shell (SHEL) confirmed in an email toon Friday that it is in talks with Venezuela to produce natural gas at the Loran-Manatee offshore field, which crosses the border of Venezuela and Trinidad and Tobago.The company expects to produce gas from Manatee in 2027 but has yet to take a final investment decision on the Loran field, according to a spokesperson.Gerald Ramdeen, chairman of Trinidad's National Gas Company, said the state-owned enterprise has increased the capacity of the pipeline that will transport the gas to Trinidad to 1 billion cubic feet per day, according to Reuters.Price: $92.16, Change: $+1.07, Percent Change: +1.17%

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Mining & Metals155d ago

SunOpta Says U.S. Regulators Allow an Early End to a Waiting Period for its Acquisition by Refresco

SunOpta (SOY.TO, STKL) on Friday said U.S. regulators allowed early termination of the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Act, easing the way for its sale to Refresco Holding for US$6.50 per share.The company said the early termination of the waiting period under the HSR Act satisfies one of the conditions to the closing of the arrangement.The company said closing the sale remains subject to remaining regulatory clearance or approval, approval by SunOpta's shareholders and the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, and the satisfaction or waiver of other customary closing conditions.The company's shares were last seen down C$0.03 to C$8.97 on the Toronto Stock Exchange.Price: $8.97, Change: $-0.03, Percent Change: -0.33%

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US Markets155d ago

Consumer Sentiment Plunges to All-Time Low Amid Inflation Fears

US consumer sentiment hit the lowest on record this month, reflecting heightened worries about higher prices and the overall economic fallout from the Middle East conflict, University of Michigan's preliminary survey showed Friday.The main sentiment index plunged about 11% to 47.6 in April from March. That's the lowest print on record, BMO Capital Markets said in a note.Wall Street expected a 51.5 print, according to Bloomberg's poll. Annually, sentiment dropped 8.8% this month, the University of Michigan reported.The survey was largely completed before Tuesday's announcement of a two-week ceasefire between the US and Iran. The conflict had spread across the Gulf region, disrupting shipments that triggered a surge in prices.The truce appeared to be holding so far as officials from Washington and Tehran were expected to meet on Saturday in Pakistan, which helped broker the ceasefire."Demographic groups across age, income, and political party all posted setbacks in sentiment, as did every component of the index, reflecting the widespread nature of this month's fall," Surveys of Consumers Director Joanne Hsu said in a statement. "Economic expectations will likely improve after consumers gain confidence that the supply disruptions stemming from the Iran conflict have ended and gas prices have moderated."US consumer inflation accelerated to its highest monthly reading in nearly four years in March as the Middle East conflict sent energy prices sharply higher, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday. The data showed energy price growth jumped about 11% sequentially in March, led by a 21% surge in gasoline, accounting for nearly three quarters of the headline increase.The year-ahead inflation outlook advanced to 4.8% this month from 3.8% in March, the highest since June the University of Michigan survey showed. The five-year inflation forecast jumped to 3.4%.The gauge for current economic conditions slumped 10% month over month to 50.1, while the expectations measure dropped nearly 11% to 46.1."Buying conditions for durables and vehicles worsened, again on the basis of high prices," Hsu said. "Open ended comments show that many consumers blame the Iran conflict for unfavorable changes to the economy."

Research155d ago

G2 Goldfields Maintained at Buy at Stifel Canada as It Agrees to be Acquired by G Mining Ventures

Stifel Canada on Friday maintained its buy rating on the shares of G2 Goldfields (GTWO.TO) and its C$8.50 price target after the company agreed to be acquired by G Mining Ventures (GMIN.TO) for shares worth C$3 billion."G Mining Ventures announced an all-share deal to acquire GTWO at an ~80% premium to Wednesday's close. The deal implies total consideration of C$3.0B, or C$10.84/sh (0.212 GMIN shares per GTWO). We are constructive on this transaction, noting combined potential of Oko West and Oko-Ghanie main to produce >500kozpa Au. We see the acquisition implying 0.66x GTWO P/NAV (consensus), higher than the ~0.45x GMIN acquired RGD for in 2024. Further, we note the G3 SpinCo (including Peters Mine) is currently being priced in at ~7-20% (prelim value estimate), providing optionality to continued discovery with a fertile property package and proven mgmt. We see this deal as a sign mid-tier producer/developer M&A is favouring infrastructure proximal, near-term production potential with exploration upside and note OMG under coverage as a natural read through; trading at 0.31x [unfunded, risked 'takeout' NAVPS of C$6.53]," analyst Cole McGill wrote.Price: $10.84, Change: $+0.06, Percent Change: +0.56%

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International155d ago

TSX up 150 Points at Midday With Miners, Utilities, Leading Gains

The Toronto Stock Exchange is up 150 points at midday with most sectors higher.The best performers are miners and utilities, both up 1.4%. Industrials and telecoms are down 0.5% and 0.8%, respectively.Statistics Canada Friday reported employers added 14,000 jobs in March, n line with economists' expectations, leaving the unemployment rate remained unchanged at 6.7%. Average hourly wages rose 4.7% year-over-year, up from February's 3.9%.Canada's labor market, as Royce Mendes, Head of Macro Strategy at Desjardins, said, showed "some signs of stabilization", however, there are buts about the data. Friday's Labour Force Survey (LFS) showed the Canadian economy added back 14,000 jobs in March, leaving the unemployment rate unchanged at 6.7%. But, Mendes noted, all of the new positions were part-time, with full-time jobs "stable" after a "devastating" decline of 108,000 in February. Mendes also noted while the year-over-year pace of average hourly earnings accelerated in March, the pickup was due to compositional effects as Statistics Canada said average hourly earnings rose just 3.6% when keeping the composition fixed, suggesting wages "aren't actually heating up."The Desjardins tracking for Q1 gross domestic product remains around 1.5% to 2.0%, roughly in line with the Bank of Canada's January forecast. Overall, Mendes said, there's nothing in Friday's LFS to suggest that the economy is perking up. Despite upgrading its oil price forecasts, Desjardins continues to believe central bankers will remain on the sidelines for the remainder of this year, given persistent slack in the economy.

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Research155d ago

G Mining Ventures Reiterated at Buy at Stifel Canada as It Agrees to Buy G2 Goldfields; Price Target Kept at C$65.00

Stifel Canada on Friday maintained its buy rating on the shares of G Mining Ventures (GMIN.TO) and its C$65.00 price target after the company agreed to acquire G2 Goldfields (GTWO.TO) for shares worth C$3 billion."G Mining Ventures (GMIN) announced a definitive agreement to acquire all outstanding shares of G2 Goldfields in an all-share transaction valued at about C$3.0 billion on a fully diluted equity basis. The transaction strategically consolidates GMIN's fully permitted Oko West and GTWO's Oko-Ghanie, creating a tier-one gold mining hub in Guyana with the potential to produce 500+Koz of gold per year on LOM average basis, including Oko West expected production of approximately 350Koz/yr (FS June 2025) and Oko-Ghanie expected production of 228Koz/yr (PEA December 2025). We estimate the transaction values GTWO at 0.77x on P/NAV and is 6.5% accretive to our GMIN NAVPS including synergies, but excluding the 25%-30% throughput expansion potential at Oko West (1.1% accretive excluding synergies). GMIN plans to move quickly through technical studies with an intention to release a technical report in 2027, targeting expanded production by H1/29," analyst Ralph Profiti wrote.Price: $49.78, Change: $-0.62, Percent Change: -1.23%

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Research155d ago

Imperial Oil Maintained at Hold at TPH Ahead of Q1 Results; Price Target at C$150.00

Tudor, Pickering, Holt on Friday maintained its hold rating of the shares of Imperial Oil (IMO.TO, IMO) with a C$150 price target ahead of the oil producer and refiner's first-quarter results."With our pre-earnings model update this week, we increased our Q1'26 CFPS estimate to C$3.39 from our prior C$2.90, now above Street C$2.97 though recent estimates looking more in-line with current TPHe. While MTM factors aided across the board, Upstream stands out as the driver for our improved earnings estimates, with MTM factors for Downstream partially offset by a true up to or assumptions on capture rate," analyst Jeoffrey Lambujon wrote.Price: $178.16, Change: $+0.68, Percent Change: +0.38%

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International155d ago

St. Louis Fed US Q1 GDP Nowcast Estimate 1.992% Gain vs Previous 1.703% Gain

Asia Markets155d ago

DAX Index Little Changed; German Inflation at Two-year High in March

The blue-chip DAX index finished Friday's session flat at 0.01% in the red, as market watchers focused on the upcoming negotiations between the US and Iran.Hopes for a regional cooling-off period and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz rose after Israel signaled a desire for talks with Lebanon. Tehran has highlighted Israel's ongoing military operations in Lebanon as a major hurdle in its broader ceasefire deal with Washington. The US and Iran are scheduled to hold closely watched negotiations in Pakistan on Saturday.In local economic news, Destatis confirmed in its final data that Germany's annual inflation rate accelerated to 2.7% in March 2026 from 1.9% previously, marking its highest level since January 2024. The core rate, which excludes food and energy prices, was unchanged at 2.5%."The significant increase in the prices of energy products is driving up inflation. In particular, motor fuel and heating oil prices have risen sharply for consumers since the start of the Iran war," Federal Statistical Office President Ruth Brand said.The conflict in the Middle East also impacted Germany's travel industry, according to the ifo Institute's latest business survey. The ifo business climate index for travel agencies and tour operators plunged to -41.7 points from -14.8 points, reflecting sharper pessimism regarding current conditions and future expectations.Additionally, ifo noted that more travel agencies and tour operators are projecting higher costs for travel services in the coming months amid rising fuel costs. "An increase in the inflation rate is likely to strain the travel budgets of many vacationers as the year goes on," industry expert Patrick Höppner said.On the corporate front, Nordex (NDX1.F) secured an order for 13 of its N175/6.X turbines for an undisclosed wind farm project in Spain. The deal includes an initial capacity of 80 megawatts, with an option to expand the total capacity to 120 megawatts. The German wind turbine manufacturer fell 0.39% on Xetra by the end of the trading day.Meanwhile, tech stocks Siemens (SIE.F) and Infineon Technologies (IFX.F) were among the DAX's best performers, gaining by 1.32% and 1.03%, respectively, on the back of a better-than-expected first-quarter revenue for Taiwanese chipmaker TSMC amid increasing artificial intelligence-related demand.

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Asia Markets155d ago

US Equity Indexes Mixed Amid Anticipated Iran Peace Talks, Expected Hot Inflation

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