Shares surged in Seoul, Tokyo and other Asian markets on Thursday, fuelled by hopes of a Middle East peace accord and by negotiations averting a planned strike at Samsung Electronics.

Asian markets wavered Tuesday, with tech stocks leading losses as investors tracked easing oil prices and cautious optimism over a potential US-Iran deal.South Korea's Kospi slid…

Dow returned to above the 50k level, although equity futures pulled back after hours as NVIDIA shares slipped post-earnings despite beating on the top and bottom lines.