Global stock markets show mixed performance amid political jitters and demand optimism =============== #76cf07ec ver:1.53 Global stock markets show mixed performance amid political jitters and demand optimism. Despite uncertainties, stock markets edged higher on both sides of the Atlantic. Concerns about the French election impacted Paris' CAC 40 index, while the Bank of England is expected to keep interest rates unchanged. Wall Street indices initially opened lower but later edged higher. Tokyo closed down as investors took a risk-averse stance. Oil prices rose, the dollar slipped against the euro, and European shares closed marginally higher. S&P 500 and Nasdaq scored record highs. Oil prices surged on demand optimism. #StockMarket #PoliticalUncertainty #DemandOptimism... #newstr #StockMarkets #PoliticalUpheaval #InterestRateCuts #EuropeanElections #UsFederalReserve #BankOfEngland #UkElections #CostoflivingCrisis #Cac40Index #EmmanuelMacron #NationalRallyParty #EuParliamentElections #Europe'sSecondbiggestEconomy #StandoffWithEu #WallStreet #EconomicData #China #Dollar #Euro #BankOfCanada #Yen #EuropeanShares #TechnologyStocks #S&p500 #Nasdaq https://here.news/story/76cf07ec?ver=1.53