(Bloomberg) -- Asian stocks tracked Wall Street higher as renewed enthusiasm for the artificial-intelligence trade drove the S&P 500 to a ninth day of gains. The yen traded close to the 160-per-dollar level.

Asian markets rose Monday, buoyed by AI demand, despite Middle East tensions impacting oil prices. Investors await U.S. payrolls data, with the Federal Reserve's rate hike outlook…

Asian stocks climb on AI semiconductor demand as oil prices rise amid stalled US-Iran talks. KOSPI doubles YTD while Samsung and SK Hynix near $1T valuations.

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…