Risk assets were mixed on Iran threats to block the Bab al-Mandab Strait and with initial reports that it stopped exchanging messages with the US, although the geopolitical headlines were much more positive later in the session.

US stocks closed higher as AI-driven tech rally lifted the Nasdaq and S&P 500 to fresh record highs. Nvidia gained after unveiling a new chip bringing AI capabilities to laptops,…

The S&P 500 gained 0.26 per cent, to 7,599.96 while the Nasdaq Composite gained 114.19 points, or 0.42 per cent, to 27,086.81. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at…

Risk assets were mixed on Iran threats to block the Bab al-Mandab Strait and with initial reports that it stopped exchanging messages with the US, although the geopolitical…

US stocks ended mixed as AI-driven optimism supported markets but was offset by rising geopolitical tensions and oil prices. Small-cap and semiconductor stocks gained, while…

S&P 500, Dow and Nasdaq 100 all printed fresh intraday record highs.

All major indices finished in the red and oil prices climbed after the US conducted a strike on Iran's Qeshm Island, while Iran targeted US military bases in the Middle East.

The US stock market began trading on a mixed note on Thursday, as a pullback in several artificial-intelligence-linked stocks offset broader gains across the market, while easing…

Oil declined with Trump stating the US was "in the middle of my final negotiations to end the War".