Seven & i Holdings Co., the convenience-store operator facing a takeover approach from Canada’s Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc.
European stocks declined along with US equity futures as the risk of escalating conflict in the Middle East damped risk appetite. Crude oil extended gains.
Volatility in US equity options remains relatively high by some measures, and while there are handful of reasons for that, the upcoming presidential election isn’t one of them, market flows indicate.