06:37 AM EDT, 04/27/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Asian stock markets largely gained ground Monday on strength in tech issues, and on media reports that Tehran has floated a proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. A generally good industrial profits report from Beijing also boosted sentiments. Shanghai and Tokyo finished in the green, while Hong Kong edged lower. Other regional...

BEIJING, April 27 (Reuters) - Market reaction to DeepSeek's preview of its long-awaited next-generation artificial intelligence model has so far been subdued compared with the Chinese startup's outsized global breakthrough last year after the launch of its low-cost AI models. The release and overseas reception of DeepSeek-V3 and R1, which the Hangzhou-based company said were trained with a fraction of...

(Updates throughout) * Oil futures reach more than three-week peak on Iran worries * Global stocks steady, investors try to look past oil shock * This week 44% of S&P 500 by market cap are due to report * Central banks in Japan, US, UK, euro zone, Canada seen on hold By Sophie Kiderlin and Tom Westbrook LONDON/SINGAPORE, April 27...

* MSCI EM stocks at record highs, up 1.3%, currencies gain 0.3% * Oil remains over $100 a barrel as Iran-U.S. talks stall * South African markets closed for a holiday By Purvi Agarwal April 27 (Reuters) - Emerging market stocks touched record highs while currencies edged up on Monday, largely driven by Asian markets that rallied on renewed enthusiasm...