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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Yuri Kageyama

Asian shares mostly rise as oil prices fall and hope grows for AI

South Korea Financial Markets - (Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

Asian shares mostly rose in early Wednesday trading, as investors kept an eye on the ongoing talks over reopening the Strait of Hormuz, which remains largely shut down because of the war in Iran.

The global interest in artificial intelligence continued to boost some regional issues, while declining oil prices helped gear up optimism in oil-importing nations like Japan. Resource-poor Japan imports virtually all its oil.

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