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Global stock markets were mixed on May Day as many markets closed for the holiday; US stocks showed a cautious, mixed session while crude oil held around $104 a barrel, keeping near recent levels as traders digested data and awaited guidance from other markets.
Global markets were mixed as oil prices surged more than 3% after the UAE said it would exit OPEC, while U.S. stocks pulled back: the S&P 500 fell 0.5%, the Dow slipped 0.1%, and the Nasdaq dropped 0.9%. AI-related names led the declines, with Broadcom, Nvidia and Micron among those lower. Alphabet, Amazon, Microsoft and Meta are due to report earnings, and the dollar rose against the yen as traders eyed the session ahead.
Global shares fell broadly and oil prices climbed as renewed doubts about ending the Iran conflict dampened optimism after Wall Street’s sharp drop.
World markets experienced a bounce as the bond squeeze eased, with U.S. 10-year Treasury yields pulling back from 16-year highs ahead of the Federal Reserve conference in Jackson Hole. Chinese stocks also rebounded as President Xi Jinping attended the BRICS summit in South Africa. The global rebound was initially sparked by a lift in tech stocks on Wall Street, driven by hopes of a resurgence in the artificial intelligence sector. Investors are now focused on the Jackson Hole event and Fed Chair Jerome Powell's keynote speech, as well as concerns about the impact on U.S. banks and potential government spending curbs.