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Iran war risks and earnings are set to drive the broader market in May.

Emerging-market assets gained, with strong tech earnings and hopes of a resumption in shipping through the Strait of Hormuz lifting sentiment.

Asian stocks rose to near a record, with a measure excluding Japan already at an all-time high, as investors’ enthusiasm for artificial intelligence bets helped erase losses caused by the war in Iran.

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