JapanAsian stock markets showed mixed performance on Friday, influenced by a slight decline in U.S. stocks and a rebound in oil prices. In Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 fell 0.3% amid reduced selling pressure on AI-related stocks. South Korea's Kospi dropped 0.8%, while Taiwan's Taiex fell 0.4%. Conversely, China's Shanghai Composite rose 0.8% following stronger-than-expected export data. Hong Kong's Hang Seng increased marginally, and Australia's S&P/ASX 200 dipped slightly. The rise in oil prices was driven by uncertainty around the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, which remains critical for global oil supply. While tensions persist over the potential resumption of the strait's operations, market concerns about the war and AI investment bubbles were partially eased by strong corporate earnings reports from major firms like Warner Bros. Discovery and Molson Coors.
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