Brent settled at $106.60 (+3.4%) and WTI at $94.61 (+2.7%) after Houthi strikes on Taif/Yanbu; US stocks finished mixed (Dow −0.31%, Nasdaq +0.01%); TASI reopened after National Day at 10,604.32 (−0.71%); Kuwait +0.07%, Qatar −0.71%.
Brent snapped a five-day slide at $103.08 (+3.86%) and WTI at $92.16 (+1.81%) as Iran hardened its UNGA tone; US stocks fell with Nasdaq −1.13% as the 10-year yield hit 5.11%; Gulf edged up while TASI sat out National Day.
Brent settled at $99.25 (−1.09%) and WTI at $94.59 (−1.24%) for a fifth down day; Nasdaq hit a second record close; Gulf boards split with ADX +1.25%, Kuwait −1.03%, TASI flat into National Day.
Oil steadied near $100 after Monday’s slide; Nasdaq hit a record on AI strength; Gulf Monday mostly soft with Abu Dhabi leading the fall. Educational brief for Gulf + US watchers.
Monday Gulf + US tape: oil slips to a one-week low on diplomacy hopes as WTI breaks $100; Sunday Gulf session closed broadly red led by Qatar. Educational only — not advice.
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