Overview
- Tech strength pushed the Nasdaq to a fresh record on Tuesday as heavy demand for AI apps and strong chip and data-hardware earnings lifted the sector.
- Reports that Saudi Arabia restarted its East‑West pipeline and may have resumed exports from Yanbu briefly eased oil markets but hopes of a wider Gulf reopening weakened after remarks from Iranian officials.
- Comments by U.S. and Iranian envoys at the U.N. and President Trump’s description of talks as “very good” gave diplomacy a short-lived boost before geopolitical signals pushed crude back up.
- U.S. Treasury yields surged to multi‑year highs with many maturities trading above 5 percent, a move that narrowed risk appetite and weighed on broader equity indexes outside big tech.
- India’s outlook was upgraded to roughly 7 percent growth by multilateral and private forecasters even as strong El Niño risks and higher energy costs are increasing the odds of Reserve Bank of India rate hikes in coming months.