Chicago corn extended losses, hitting its lowest level in four months as prospects of ample US supply and optimism about peace in the Black Sea region weighed on prices.

Sugar slid after data showed Indian production is running well ahead of last season, deepening a slump that has futures down more than 13% from last month’s peak.

Major agricultural commodities slumped as Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s surprise election win hit the nation’s currency, boosting export prospects for the crop trading giant.

Cocoa processing in Europe and Asia exceeded expectations by wide margins in the third quarter, signaling a potentially stronger-than-anticipated recovery in global demand after years of elevated chocolate prices.

Infrastructure contractor Balfour Beatty Plc returns to the UK’s blue-chip FTSE 100 index Thursday, ending a 17-year absence after a post-pandemic stock surge driven by earnings beats, contract wins and shareholder payouts.

European stocks rose as oil prices fell and investors pared bets on interest-rate hikes from the European Central Bank, while Julius Baer Group Ltd. rallied after Swiss regulatory action against the bank ended.

European stocks closed steady on Monday, ceding their earlier gains after 10-year Treasury yields climbed above 5.25%.

An underwhelming earnings report from Hennes & Mauritz AB has intensified concerns about the inflation pressures confronting European retailers.

European shares snapped two days of losses as a bond selloff and oil prices eased ahead of the Federal Reserve’s interest-rate decision later on Wednesday.

European stocks were steady on Tuesday, with heavyweight Novartis AG weighing on the market after suffering its third clinical-trial setback in a week.

European stocks were weighed down Monday by higher oil prices and a drop in Novartis AG following the failure of a heart drug.

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European stocks held steady as banking stocks advanced, while investors awaited a high-stakes earnings report from Nvidia Corp.

European stocks were steady at the start of the week amid thin volumes, with traders looking to data for clues about the health of the region’s economy.

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Short sellers are getting punished by a rally in Greggs Plc after the bakery chain, famous for its hot sausage rolls, showed it’s winning over consumers with a pivot to cold fare, like iced matcha and salads, during Britain’s summer heat wave.

UK pub stocks slumped this week as a sales boost from the World Cup failed to offset the drag from a brutal heat wave and higher costs.

Soaring global sales of Biscoff cookies are helping a Belgian food company extend a remarkable decade of stock market outperformance.

Investors looking for the stock market’s next artificial intelligence winner have honed in on embattled French car parts maker Valeo SE.

Investors looking for the stock market’s next artificial intelligence winner have honed in on embattled French car parts maker Valeo SE.