Stocks up, oil steady on easing supply, inflation concerns

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Stock markets climbed and oil prices steadied Monday on easing concerns over tight crude supplies and decades-high inflation, traders said. Turkey’s lira was stable against the dollar and euro after official data showed the country’s inflation had soared to a fresh record high. Elsewhere, trading was halted on Sri Lanka’s stock exchange seconds after opening Monday as the island nation’s president offered to share power with the opposition. Protests demanding […]