Hong Kong, May 7, 2026 (AFP) - Oil sinks, Tokyo leads Asia stock surge on growing Mideast peace hopes

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2026-05-07

Oil sank again Thursday and Tokyo's Nikkei index led another strong rally across Asia stocks, fuelled by growing optimism the Iran war is close to ending and the revival of demand for all things AI. Risk sentiment was surging on hopes Washington and Tehran will conclude the conflict and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, which has been effectively closed since the start of March, choking off a fifth of the world's crude. Optimism got a huge boost Wedne......

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