Shares steady as Apple earnings near, oil eases

November 2, 2026 8:47 AM

Shares steady as Apple earnings near, oil eases

Share markets steadied in Asia on Monday as investors hoped for Apple earnings later in the day to provide some relief from AI cash-burn worries, while oil prices eased after talks continued between Iranian and Qatari mediators. Apple has been an oasis of relative calm given it does not spend billions on data centres, and its shares have climbed for four months straight to help it unseat Nvidia as the world’s most valuable listed company. Analysts are looking for quarterly earnings per share...

Tech leads shares higher in Asia, oil eases

September 21, 2026 8:23 AM

Tech leads shares higher in Asia, oil eases

Share markets edged higher in Asia on Monday as AI's insatiable demand for data buoyed chipmakers, and oil eased as hopes Saudi Arabia could boost supplies offset news of a Houthi attack on Riyadh. Trade was thin with Japan on its Silver Week holiday through to Wednesday, leaving the dollar steady at 157.00 yen with investors wary in case the Bank of Japan took advantage of the lack of liquidity to intervene in support of its currency. The yen jumped on Friday after Japanese authorities conduc...