{
  "id": 12515573,
  "title": "Global Market Today: Asian stocks hold near record highs, oil climbs",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/global-market-today-asian-stocks-hold-near-record-highs-oil-climbs",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-07T00:53:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Economic Times - Top News",
    "slug": "the-economic-times-top-news",
    "url": "https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/markets/us-stocks/news/global-market-today-asian-stocks-edge-lower-as-korean-shares-lag-oil-gains/articleshow/134753210.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Asian stocks maintained near record highs today as Wall Street benchmarks reached all-time highs, buoyed by optimism regarding corporate earnings. The MSCI’s Asia Pacific equities index rose 0.1%, driven by gains in Japan, while South Korean shares rebounded from an early decline to climb 0.2%. The regional benchmark fell just shy of its peak.\n\nThe surge followed record closes for the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 Index ahead of the US earnings season. Artificial intelligence-related stocks led the rally, with Nvidia Corp.'s market value nearing $6 trillion. Tech stocks continued to dominate attention following a Financial Times report that SpaceX aimed to raise $40 billion to acquire Nvidia chips.\n\nBrent crude oil prices climbed 0.8% to surpass $101 a barrel in early Asian trading, as traders balanced rising flows through the Strait of Hormuz against a resurgence in Iranian attacks on vessels. Global equities are hovering close to record highs, with investors betting that companies can endure higher interest rates and energy costs. With the economic data calendar relatively quiet, focus will shift to the impending earnings season for clues on whether billions of dollars in AI-related spending by tech firms is translating into improved profits.\n\nInvestors remain confident that hundreds of billions in AI-related spending will yield stronger company profits. Goldman Sachs strategists, led by Ben Snider, noted that recent economic growth has been solid and that the S&P 500's earnings revisions have remained positive. Most firms are anticipated to outperform consensus earnings estimates this quarter.",
  "summary": "MSCI’s Asia Pacific equities gauge edged up 0.1%, helped by advances in Japan, while South Korean shares reversed an early decline to rise 0.2%. The regional benchmark is less than 2% from its peak.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 5,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Business Times - Companies & Markets",
        "title": "South Korea’s Kospi drags Asian stocks lower after Wall Street rally, oil gains",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/south-koreas-kospi-drags-asian-stocks-lower-after-wall-street-rally",
        "published": "2026-10-07T01:42:30.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Mainichi",
        "title": "Tokyo stocks open up after Wall St. advances but capped as gains locked in",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/tokyo-stocks-open-up-after-wall-st-advances-but-capped-as-gains",
        "published": "2026-10-07T01:54:51.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Investing.com",
        "title": "Asian currencies mixed as dollar holds gains, yen weakens near 158",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/asian-currencies-mixed-as-dollar-holds-gains-yen-weakens-near-158",
        "published": "2026-10-07T03:51:14.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Asian stocks mostly fall back despite latest earnings-driven rally on Wall Street",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/asian-stocks-mostly-fall-back-despite-latest-earnings-driven-rally-on",
        "published": "2026-10-07T04:05:06.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}