The global stock market closed with mixed trading, in line with a drop in benchmark WTI crude oil prices to 68.1 dpb and a drop in volatility levels after North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in met in the demilitarized zone separating their countries and declared their hope to rid the peninsula of nuclear weapons and formally end the war that began 68 years ago.See more
This is how the markets wake up – April 17, 2026
Optimism over geopolitical détente following ceasefire announcements in the Middle East
