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Minutes into the trade, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 38.28 points or 0.08%, S&P 500 also fell over 0.21%, while Nasdaq was down 0.46%.

Stock Market Today: Intraday, the Nifty 50 reclaimed 24,300, rising 1.4%, and the BSE Sensex added over 1,000 points or 1.4% to just below 78,000.

US sanctions 35 entities and individuals linked to Iran's shadow banking network, widening pressure on Tehran's oil revenue and military funding channels.

South Korea's Kospi recovered opening losses to trade 0.2% higher, just a few points below the record level reached in the previous session.

Report of missed revenue and user targets at OpenAI rattles the AI ecosystem, dragging chipmakers and cloud partners lower amid concerns over future spending.

Is the UAE's defection from OPEC driven by economics, or is it a signal of deeper geopolitical realignment within the Gulf?

Exit of a key Gulf producer shakes cartel unity, but immediate price swings remain tied to Strait of Hormuz disruptions and geopolitical risk.

The results extended the Shenzhen-based company's streak of profit drops to four quarters.

The state producer informed buyers recently that shipments from the Juaymah LPG facility would continue to be suspended through May.

While some markets like South Korea and Taiwan are tied to the AI boom, Yardeni sees India as a standout — albeit one currently constrained by high oil prices.

Under the Iranian proposal, talks on Tehran's nuclear activities would be deferred until the war formally ends and disputes over shipping in the Persian Gulf are resolved, the officials said.

The surge in Korean stocks underscores the global pivot toward companies linked to artificial intelligence, which has driven gains in the Asian nation's two biggest listed companies: Samsung Electronics Co. and SK Hynix Inc..

South Korea's benchmark Kospi clinched another record high after surging 1.3%. Japan's blue-chip Nikkei 225 Index declined 0.6% to below 60,200.

Brent crude rose 3% to around $108 per barrel while the Cboe Volatility Index hovered at 18.

Weak consumer sentiment and rising competition dent outlook for world’s largest pizza chain

Record-breaking sub-two marathon fuels rally in German sportswear giant amid tech-led running boom.

Chip stocks remained in focus, with Qualcomm rising 10.6% in premarket trading and Intel gaining 2.7%.

The decision is likely to send a chill through China's burgeoning AI sector, and emerged mere weeks before a high-profile summit between US President Donald Trump and China's Xi Jinping.

Currencies are moving in different directions. Those who were strong before the war largely stayed strong, while the weaker ones came under more pressure. That raises a simple question: were these trends created by the war, or were they already in motion?

Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 soared as much as 1.1% to hit a fresh peak of 60,388, while the broader Topix gained 0.6%. South Korea's Kospi jumped nearly 2% to also notch a record level.