{"id":135097,"title":"What happened overnight – Friday 24th April 2026","publisher":"Share Talk","author":"sharetalk","published":"2026-04-24T07:06:03+00:00","modified":"2026-04-24T07:06:03+00:00","canonical_url":"https://www.share-talk.com/what-happened-overnight-friday-24th-april-2026/","markdown_url":"https://www.share-talk.com/what-happened-overnight-friday-24th-april-2026.md","json_url":"https://www.share-talk.com/what-happened-overnight-friday-24th-april-2026.json","category":"Technology","categories":["Technology","Technology, Media & Telecoms"],"tags":["Asia","Bangkok","Denmark","Endeavour Mining","Fed","Federal Reserve","Finland","FRANCE","FTSE 100","GERMANY","Glencore","Greenland plan","Hong kong","Japan","Manila","mining stocks","Mumbai","Nasdaq Composite","NATO alliance","Netherlands","Nikkei 225","Norway","S&P 500","shanghai","Singapore","Sweden","Sydney","Taiwan","UK","United States","Wall Street","Wellington"],"featured_image":"https://i0.wp.com/www.share-talk.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/overnight-1-1.webp?fit=750%2C406&quality=80&ssl=1","format":"news","language":"en-GB","content":"Oil prices pushed higher again as uncertainty around the Middle East ceasefire and stalled US-Iran talks kept markets on edge.\n\nBrent crude rose 0.6% to above $105 per barrel, while US crude gained 0.3% to $96.\n\nOn Wall Street, equities pulled back after earlier strength. The S&P 500 fell 0.4% after touching a record high, while the Nasdaq Composite dropped 0.9% and the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 0.4%.\n\nDonald Trump has extended the ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon by three weeks but signalled no urgency to strike a broader agreement with Iran, keeping uncertainty high.\n\nIpek Ozkardeskaya of Swissquote said geopolitical risks remain elevated, noting reports of US naval activity involving Iranian oil shipments and continued tensions in the Strait of Hormuz.\n\nGlobal markets were mixed, reflecting a fragile investor mood. MSCI’s Asia-Pacific index ex-Japan reversed early losses to rise 0.5%, putting it on track for a roughly 1% weekly gain. Japan’s Nikkei 225 climbed 0.9%, while equities in South Korea and China weakened and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index was little changed.\n\nThe choppy performance highlights how sentiment continues to swing between optimism over a potential end to the conflict and concern that tensions could persist."}