India's equity benchmarks log steepest drop in 2 weeks as US-Iran tensions weigh on sentiment - Reuters

Published: October 19, 2026 at 6:39a.m. EDTBNN Bloomberg is Canada’s definitive source for business news dedicated exclusively to helping Canadians invest and build their businesses. HONG KONG — Stocks around the world were mixed on Monday as volatility in technology stocks persisted in Asia, while stocks in France led losses in Europe following mass protests against the rising cost of living and poor school conditions. U. S. equity futures edged higher ahead of another week of American corporate earnings results. Oil prices fell around two per cent after U. S. President Donald Trump’s decision to waive sweeping sanctions on Russia, including on Russian energy. In early European trading, France’s CAC 40 sank 1.3 per cent to 7,854.31 after violent protests over the weekend. More than 2,000 people were arrested nationwide, and French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday condemned the violent demonstrators in a televised address. Britain’s FTSE 100 fell 0.8 per cent to 10,795.31, while Germany’s DAX dropped one per cent to 25,360.14. In Asia, South Korea’s benchmark Kospi index was up 1.8 per cent to 5,768.01 on Monday, after falling sharply last week.

EconomicsPublished: October 19, 2026 at 5:50a.m. EDTBNN Bloomberg is Canada’s definitive source for business news dedicated exclusively to helping Canadians invest and build their businesses. OTTAWA — Statistics Canada is set to report inflation data for September today. A Reuters poll of economists expects inflation accelerated to 3.2 per cent last month, up from three per cent in August. Economists say persistently high energy prices are the main forces pushing inflation higher right now and they’ll be looking for evidence of cost pressures broadening beyond the gas pumps. The September inflation report will be the Bank of Canada’s last look at price data before its next interest rate decision on Oct. 28. The central bank has signalled it will look through the initial inflationary impacts from the ongoing war in the Middle East but is prepared to hike its policy rate if there are signs inflation is spreading. The Bank of Canada will also release its own quarterly surveys of consumers and businesses later this morning that will give a sense of whether firms are planning to pass higher supply chain costs on to their customers.