Most Asian stock markets rose in early Wednesday trading as investors watched talks on reopening the Strait of Hormuz, which has been largely shut due to the war in Iran. Continued global interest in artificial intelligence supported some regional stocks. Falling oil prices lifted sentiment in oil-importing economies such as Japan, where the Nikkei 225 was up 0.7% in afternoon trading.

Asian shares mostly fell on Monday as pressure in bond markets mounted, while oil prices also slipped. Japan’s Nikkei 225 declined 0.5% and South Korea’s Kospi dropped 3.5%, while Hong Kong’s Hang Seng fell 2.1% and Shanghai’s Composite index lost 0.7%. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 rose 0.5% against the regional trend, and Taiwan’s Taiex fell 0.5%. U.S. futures edged lower as markets looked ahead to this week’s Jackson Hole gathering of global central bankers.

U.S. stocks fell on Thursday, with the S&P 500 down 0.3% and on pace for a fourth loss in five sessions since last week’s record high. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 344 points, or 0.6%, while the Nasdaq composite slid 0.8%. Bond-market pressure built again as oil prices rose, and Walmart’s decline after its latest profit report weighed on the broader market.

Home Depot reported quarterly revenue of $47.86 billion, above the market expectation of $47.24 billion. Global comparable sales increased 1.7%, while U.S. comparable sales rose 1.3%. The company kept its full-year outlook unchanged even as demand for smaller projects supported sales amid a still-weak housing market.

U.S. nonfarm payrolls unexpectedly fell by 23,000 in April, a sign the labor market is cooling and easing inflation pressure, which has tempered expectations for further Fed rate hikes. U.S. stocks were mostly higher in early Friday trading, with the S&P 500 up 0.4% and the Nasdaq up 1.1%, while the Dow slipped 0.1%. The 10-year Treasury yield fell to 4.60%. Brent crude edged lower.

Brent crude surged 7.1% to $100.74 a barrel, its highest since May, as intensified fighting in the Middle East stoked fears of supply disruptions. U.S. stocks fell in tandem, with the S&P 500 down 1.3%, the Dow off 1% and the Nasdaq sliding 2.2%. Tesla and Alphabet led the declines.

Nvidia disclosed a strategic investment in Dutch cloud services provider Nebius, taking a 9% stake. In premarket trading, AI hardware-linked names rallied, with SanDisk and Western Digital up more than 7% each, Marvell Technology up 6.2% and Intel up 5.7%, while Nvidia rose 1.3%. Nasdaq futures gained 1.3%. The move signals a clear capital action in AI compute infrastructure, closely tied to storage and chip hardware plays.

U.S. stocks opened higher on Monday, with the S&P 500 up 0.6%, the Dow up 190 points and the Nasdaq up 0.8%. Nvidia gained 1.6% after being the biggest drag on the S&P 500 on Friday. AMC Entertainment and Domino’s Pizza climbed after reporting better-than-expected revenue for the latest quarter. South Korea’s Kospi index fell 4.5%.

The U.S. launched military strikes on Iran for a ninth straight night, and Iran responded by hitting several U.S. allies across the Middle East, escalating the conflict. South Korea’s Kospi dropped 4.5% as investors sold AI-related stocks. European markets were mixed, with Britain’s FTSE 100 slightly lower while France and Germany edged higher. Oil prices briefly rose on supply-risk concerns before stabilizing.